POSSIBLE SUICIDE BOMBER
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
The Bomber, a security guard and a Turkish citizen have been killed or injured. No harm done then. Darwinism in action!
‘earth-shattering, shocking and terrifying’
Is this what the ‘Slums meant about revenge for Mali?
The suicide bomber : – Ecevit ?anl?
– First from the left :
http://i45.tinypic.com/wu4j2v.jpg
The guy in the centre, in the black jacket with red shoulders, is Olay Yeri ?nceleme Polisi (Turkish CSI Police).
The woman badly injured in the blast is a journalist Didem Tuncay who was at the US Embassy to file a visa application.
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/journalist-in-critical-condition-after-us-embassy-blast-.aspx?pageID=238&nID=40306&NewsCatID=341
Hurriyet Daily News: Journalist in critical condition after U.S. embassy blast
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.