New York Times | Suicide Blast Kills US Embassy Guard in Turkey New York Times ISTANBUL — A man approached a visitor's gate at the American Embassy in the Turkish capital, Ankara, on Friday afternoon and detonated an explosives-packed vest, killing himself and a Turkish security guard, blowing a gaping hole in the wall and ... Suicide bomber attacks US Embassy in Turkey Guard killed, journalist hurt in suicide bombing at US Embassy in Turkey What's Behind the Turkey Bombing? |
CBS News | Deadly explosion at US Embassy in Turkey CBS News ... suicide bombing, Feb. 1, 2013. / AP. Updated at 8:39 a.m. Eastern. ANKARA, Turkey A suicide bomber detonated an explosive device at an entrance to the U.S. Embassy in the Turkish capital on Friday, killing himself and one other person, officials said. |
Suicide bomber kills guard at US embassy in Turkey Reuters Turkey is a key U.S. ally in the Middle East with common interests ranging from energy security to counter-terrorism and has been one of the leading advocates of foreign intervention to end the conflict in neighboring Syria. Around 400 U.S. soldiers ... |
US Embassy Bombing In Turkey Was Suicide Attack; 2 Dead, Police Say Huffington Post ANKARA, Turkey — A suspected suicide bomber detonated an explosive Friday in front of the U.S. Embassy in Ankara, killing himself and a guard at the entrance gate, officials said. U.S. Ambassador Francis Ricciardione told reporters that a Turkish ... |
Suicide bombing at US Embassy in Turkey kills Turkish guard Washington Post A suicide bomber killed a Turkish guard in what U.S. officials called a terrorist attack on the U.S. Embassy in Ankara on Friday, but current and former diplomats credited increased security with preventing more deaths. “A suicide bombing on the ... |
Developing: 'Terrorist Blast' Outside US Embassy In Turkey NPR (blog) There's been an explosion near an entrance to the U.S. embassy in Ankara, Turkey, according to multiple news reports. Reuters says at least one person was killed. The Associated Press writes that police are saying there have been two deaths. The BBC ... |
ABC News | 'Terrorist Blast' at US Embassy in Turkey ABC News A suicide bomber and a locally-hired U.S. embassy guard were killed in a "terrorist blast" outside the U.S. Embassy in Turkey today, Turkish and American officials said. The explosion, which occurred at a checkpoint at the rear entrance to the embassy ... |
US Embassy compound in Turkey hit by 'terrorist' attack NBCNews.com (blog) A suicide bomber blew himself up at an entrance to the U.S. Embassy compound in Ankara, Turkey, on Friday, officials said. U.S. State Department and Turkish interior ministry officials said the bomber and a Turkish guard were killed in the attack ... |
The Guardian | Suspected suicide bombing kills two at US embassy in Turkey The Guardian The main domestic security threat comes from the separatist Kurdistan Workers party (PKK), deemed a terrorist group by the US, the EU and Turkey, but the PKK has focused its campaign largely on domestic targets. Turkey has led calls for international ... |
TIME | Patriot Missiles Arrive in Turkey: How They Affect the Syria Equation TIME In recent weeks, NATO's deployment of Patriot missile batteries along Turkey's 560-mile border with Syria – in response to a formal Turkish request last November — has sparked protests across the country. Given the depth of anti-American sentiment in ... |