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Turkey: deadly blast outside US embassy in Ankara Turkey: deadly blast outside US embassy in Ankara
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A blast outside the US embassy in the Turkish capital, Ankara, has killed at least one person, with reports that it was a suicide bomber. A blast outside the US embassy in the Turkish capital, Ankara, has killed at least two people, with reports that it was a suicide bomber.
Dozens of ambulances and fire engines rushed to the scene after the explosion, in an area which is home to diplomatic missions. Turkish media said the suspected bomber and at least one security guard had died in the explosion.
According to Turkish broadcaster NTV, the explosion caused no damage inside the embassy itself. Dozens of ambulances and fire engines rushed to the embassy, in an area also home to other diplomatic missions.
There were no reports of any group saying it had carried out the attack. Video appears to show damage to a checkpoint although reports say there was no damage inside the embassy.
The AP news agency quoted police as saying two people had been killed in a suicide attack and NTV said two security guards at the entrance had died. An unconfirmed report by Reuters news agency quoted the US ambassador as saying a member of the embassy's Turkish staff had been killed.
Embassy staff had been taken to secure rooms in the building, a reporter told Turkish channel NTV.
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.
'Suicide bomber'
Following Friday's explosion, an AP journalist saw at least one woman who appeared to be seriously injured being carried into an ambulance.
Golnar Motevalli, a former BBC News journalist in Ankara, spoke to witness to the blast, who works in an Iran Air travel agency opposite the embassy, which had its windows broken.
He said he was certain it was a suicide bomber and he had seen a body being removed by ambulance.
Ms Motevalli said the area around the embassy was swarming with police after the blast.
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. The German and French embassies are close by.
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