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Explosion Hits US Embassy in Turkey

Medics carry an injured woman on a stretcher to an ambulance after a suspected suicide bomber detonated an explosive device at the entrance of the U.S. Embassy in the Turkish capital, Ankara, February 1, 2013.

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February 01, 2013

Turkish media reports say a suicide bombing outside the U.S. embassy in Ankara has killed at least one person.

Earlier reports said two security guards were killed in the blast.

Ambulances and firefighters rushed to the scene.

Police cordoned off the area, where several other embassies are located.

In 2008, three gunmen and three policemen were killed in an attack outside the U.S. consulate in Istanbul.

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by: JKF from: Ottawa, Canada

February 01, 2013 10:17 AM

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A henious incident by terrorist criminals injuring/killing innocent people. Clearly the culprits need to be identified and punished. I hope the US does the investigation, I would not trust Erdogan's security apparatus, they are not effective and may want to skew the findings to get the US involved in the Syrian civil war.

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