A suicide bomber from a far-left group killed a Turkish security guard at the US embassy in Ankara yesterday, blowing the door off a side entrance and sending debris flying into the street.
A suicide bomber from a far-left group killed a Turkish security guard at the US embassy in Ankara yesterday, blowing the door off a side entrance and sending debris flying into the street.
shock: Ambassador Francis Ricciardone, on left with white hair, speaks to media outside of the US embassy in Ankara.
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Jonathon Burch ANKARA
The attacker blew himself up inside US property, Ankara Governor Alaaddin Yuksel said. The blast sent masonry spewing out of the wall and could be heard a mile away.
Interior Minister Muammer Guler said the bomber was a member of a far-left group. The US State Department said it was working with Turkish police to investigate what it described as a terrorist blast.
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