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Blast kills two outside US embassy in Turkey
Friday February 01, 2013 09:07:09 PM,
IANS
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London: A suicide blast
outside the US embassy in the Turkish capital Ankara Friday killed
at least two people, the bomber and a security guard, BBC
reported.
Turkish broadcaster NTV said the explosion caused no damage inside
the embassy while a video showed damage to a checkpoint. Three
people were wounded.
The explosion occurred around 1.15 p.m. at the entrance used by
embassy personnel and visitors, Xinhua reported citing CNNTurk.
Another report said it was the entrance to the visa section.
A security guard at the X-ray machine at the entrance was killed
when the suspected suicide bomber was passing through the machine.
"At approximately 1315 on Feb 1, there was an explosion at the US
embassy. Appropriate measures have been taken by the Turkish
Police who are now investigating the incident," Xinhua quoted the
embassy as saying in a written statement.
TV footage showed that the embassy door had been blown out, with
the wall scattered and body parts strewn around the scene.
Dozens of ambulances and fire engines rushed to the scene after
the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
The area is home to other diplomatic missions also.
Embassy staff were taken to secure rooms in the building, NTV
said.
While the blast was very loud, the damage seemed to have been
limited to the vicinity of the blast and no smoke was visible
afterwards.
Ankara Governor Alaaddin Yuksel confirmed it was a suicide
bombing, but declined to comment if authorities had received any
intelligence before the attack.
The last major attack in Ankara was in 2007, when a lone suicide
bomber killed nine people and injured 120.
A number of banned groups and Islamist militants have launched
attacks in recent years in Turkey.
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