Turkey's capital Ankara was rocked by a powerful blast outside US embassy 
which was later revealed to be a suicide blast which consumed the life of two guard who were protecting the entrance. The bomb exploded inside the security checkpoint at the entrance of the visa section of the embassy.
Several ambulances were dispatched to the area. A journalist saw at least
one woman who appeared to be seriously injured being carried into an ambulance. Private NTV television said two security guards at the entrance were killed. The police official spoke on condition of anonymity in line with government rules. The phones were not being answered at the embassy.
The embassy building is heavily protected. It is near an area where several
other embassies, including that of Germany and France, are located. Police sealed off the area and journalists were being kept away. There was no claim of responsibility, but Kurdish rebels and Islamic militants are active in Turkey. Kurdish rebels, who are fighting for autonomy in the Kurdish-dominated southeast, have dramatically stepped up attacks in Turkey over the last year.
As well, homegrown Islamic militants tied to al-Qaida have carried out suicide
bombings in Istanbul, killing 58, in 2003. The targets were the British consulate, a British bank and two synagogues. In 2008, an attack blamed on al-Qaida-affiliated militants outside the U.S. Consulate in Istanbul left three assailants and three policemen dead.
which was later revealed to be a suicide blast which consumed the life of two guard who were protecting the entrance. The bomb exploded inside the security checkpoint at the entrance of the visa section of the embassy.
Several ambulances were dispatched to the area. A journalist saw at least
one woman who appeared to be seriously injured being carried into an ambulance. Private NTV television said two security guards at the entrance were killed. The police official spoke on condition of anonymity in line with government rules. The phones were not being answered at the embassy.
The embassy building is heavily protected. It is near an area where several
other embassies, including that of Germany and France, are located. Police sealed off the area and journalists were being kept away. There was no claim of responsibility, but Kurdish rebels and Islamic militants are active in Turkey. Kurdish rebels, who are fighting for autonomy in the Kurdish-dominated southeast, have dramatically stepped up attacks in Turkey over the last year.
As well, homegrown Islamic militants tied to al-Qaida have carried out suicide
bombings in Istanbul, killing 58, in 2003. The targets were the British consulate, a British bank and two synagogues. In 2008, an attack blamed on al-Qaida-affiliated militants outside the U.S. Consulate in Istanbul left three assailants and three policemen dead.
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