BREAKING: EXPLOSION OUTSIDE US EMBASSY IN ANKARA TURKEY

POSSIBLE SUICIDE BOMBER

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us embassy turkey 1.2.2013

Waiting for reports to come in, here is the Beeb’s report.

UPDATE: Suicide Bombing at US embassy in Turkey Kills 2

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A suspected suicide bomber detonated an explosive Friday in front of the U.S. Embassy in Ankara, killing himself and a guard at the entrance gate, officials said.
U.S. Ambassador Francis Ricciardione told reporters that a Turkish citizen was also wounded in the 1:15 p.m. blast in the Turkish capital.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility, but both Kurdish rebels and Islamic militants are active in Turkey.

H/T: ESW

EXPLOSION OUTSIDE US EMBASSY IN ANKARA TURKEY 1.2.2013

10 Replies to “BREAKING: EXPLOSION OUTSIDE US EMBASSY IN ANKARA TURKEY”

  1. The Bomber, a security guard and a Turkish citizen have been killed or injured. No harm done then. Darwinism in action!

  2. ‘earth-shattering, shocking and terrifying’

    Is this what the ‘Slums meant about revenge for Mali?

  3. The guy in the centre, in the black jacket with red shoulders, is Olay Yeri ?nceleme Polisi (Turkish CSI Police).

  4. I once walked in through that very security checkpoint when I lived in Ankara, for a late-afternoon gathering of expats, and I often walked past it with my toddler son. That area, quite close to the German embassy as well, is heavily guarded as well.