An attack on the United States embassy in Ankara, Turkey kills a guard and the bomber. NBC is reporting that three are now dead . No one has claimed responsibility, but Kurdish rebels and Islamic militants are active in Turkey.
A suspected suicide bomber detonated an explosive device at the entrance of the U.S. Embassy in the Turkish capital on Friday, killing himself and one other person, officials said.
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U.S. Ambassador Francis Ricciardione told reporters that a guard at the gate was killed in the 1:15 p.m. blast, and a Turkish citizen was wounded. NBC has an unconfirmed report that a third person was killed.
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The bomb appeared to have exploded inside the security checkpoint at the side entrance of the embassy, but did not do damage inside the embassy itself.
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In a statement, the U.S. embassy thanked Turkey for "its solidarity and outrage over the incident."
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