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Bomber attacks US embassy in Ankara, Turkey Bomber attacks US embassy in Ankara, Turkey
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A suicide attack outside the US embassy in the Turkish capital, Ankara, has killed the bomber and a security guard, Turkish officials say.A suicide attack outside the US embassy in the Turkish capital, Ankara, has killed the bomber and a security guard, Turkish officials say.
The US ambassador confirmed that a member of the embassy's Turkish staff had been killed.The US ambassador confirmed that a member of the embassy's Turkish staff had been killed.
Video shows damage to a checkpoint although reports say there was no damage inside the embassy.Video shows damage to a checkpoint although reports say there was no damage inside the embassy.
One other person was wounded by the blast, in an area also home to other diplomatic missions.One other person was wounded by the blast, in an area also home to other diplomatic missions.
Embassy staff were taken to secure rooms in the building, a reporter told Turkish channel NTV.Embassy staff were taken to secure rooms in the building, a reporter told Turkish channel NTV.
The police moved quickly to create a barricade a few metres from the site of the blast. They have cordoned off the area with bright yellow tape, and crowds of officers are still at the scene. Throngs of reporters and camera crews have been pushed back down the street by the police officers.
The embassy is in a district that is home to several diplomatic missions, as well as affluent residential areas, shops and restaurants. Worried residents have been passing by, trying to find out what has happened. The owner of a travel agent across the road from the embassy said he had seen the body of the attacker being lifted into the back of an ambulance.
It is still unclear who carried out the attack, but the Turkish capital has been hit by suicide bombings in the past. The last attack was in September 2011, and was blamed on Kurdish militants.
No group has so far said it carried out the attack.No group has so far said it carried out the attack.
A number of illegal groups ranging from Kurdish separatists to leftist and Islamist militants have launched attacks in recent years in Turkey, which is a member of Nato.A number of illegal groups ranging from Kurdish separatists to leftist and Islamist militants have launched attacks in recent years in Turkey, which is a member of Nato.
The last big attack in Ankara in 2007, which killed nine and injured 120, was blamed by police investigators on a lone, leftist suicide bomber.The last big attack in Ankara in 2007, which killed nine and injured 120, was blamed by police investigators on a lone, leftist suicide bomber.
'Suicide bomber''Suicide bomber'
The Turkish provincial governor, Alaattin Yuksel, told reporters: "There were two dead in the suicide bombing, a Turkish security guard and the bomber himself."The Turkish provincial governor, Alaattin Yuksel, told reporters: "There were two dead in the suicide bombing, a Turkish security guard and the bomber himself."
US Ambassador Francis Ricciardione told reporters a guard at the embassy's gate had been killed in the blast at 13:15 (11:15 GMT, and a Turkish citizen had been wounded.US Ambassador Francis Ricciardione told reporters a guard at the embassy's gate had been killed in the blast at 13:15 (11:15 GMT, and a Turkish citizen had been wounded.
An AP journalist saw a woman who appeared to be seriously injured being carried into an ambulance.An AP journalist saw a woman who appeared to be seriously injured being carried into an ambulance.
A witness, who works in an Iran Air travel agency opposite the embassy. said he had seen a body being removed by ambulance. The agency's windows were blown out by the blast.A witness, who works in an Iran Air travel agency opposite the embassy. said he had seen a body being removed by ambulance. The agency's windows were blown out by the blast.
The area around the embassy was swarming with police, former BBC journalist Golnar Motevalli said.The area around the embassy was swarming with police, former BBC journalist Golnar Motevalli said.
While the blast was very loud, she added, the damage seemed to have been limited to the vicinity of the blast and no smoke was visible afterwards.While the blast was very loud, she added, the damage seemed to have been limited to the vicinity of the blast and no smoke was visible afterwards.
The US embassy building is heavily protected but has had long-standing plans to move its compound elsewhere for security reasons.The US embassy building is heavily protected but has had long-standing plans to move its compound elsewhere for security reasons.
It was recently reported to be in the final stages of finalising a deal to choose an alternative venue.It was recently reported to be in the final stages of finalising a deal to choose an alternative venue.
The German and French embassies are situated close by.The German and French embassies are situated close by.
Are you in Ankara? Are you near to the area of the blast? Please use the form below to get in touch.Are you in Ankara? Are you near to the area of the blast? Please use the form below to get in touch.
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