Authorities say two terrorists carried out a bomb assault in entrance of Turkey’s Inside Ministry constructing in Ankara earlier than the opening of parliament on Sunday.
Inside Minister Ali Yerlikaya posted on X, previously often known as Twitter, that two cops suffered non-life-threatening accidents within the incident.
At round 9:30 a.m. native time, the attackers arrived in a light-weight business car in entrance of the constructing’s entrance, Yerlikaya. One attacker blew himself up, whereas the opposite was “neutralized.”
Reuters acquired safety footage of the occasion, which exhibits a car slowing down on the road close to the constructing’s gated entry.
The automobile stops, and the driving force’s aspect door gently opens. One particular person exits whereas one other emerges from the opposite aspect of the auto. Whereas the primary hides behind the automobile, the second approaches the entryway in a tactical place. Nevertheless, it’s unclear if the attacker is holding a handgun. The attacker, in movement, rushes previous what seems to be a safety tower. Then there’s an enormous explosion.
Earlier than the 40-second clip concludes, the shapes of what seems to be the primary attacker advance close to the gate via the smoke.
The obvious guard tower in entrance of the constructing’s entryway was partially broken within the blast. Since then, police have roped off the realm, and a video from CNN affiliate CNN Turk confirmed a bomb squad analyzing the positioning for different suspicious packages.
After the assault, a bomb on the physique of the neutralized terrorist was set off in a managed explosion, considered one of no less than two that might be heard on tv footage.
Justice Minister Yilmaz Tunc mentioned an investigation into the incident has begun.
“These assaults will under no circumstances hinder Turkey’s struggle towards terrorism,” Tunc said on X. “Our struggle towards terrorism will proceed much more determinedly.”
The incident occurred solely hours earlier than lawmakers have been scheduled to return to work following their summer time break at 2 p.m.
As of Sunday morning, no group had claimed credit score.
Terror incidents have been tragically frequent in Turkey within the mid to late 2010s as insecurity from war-torn Syria unfold north above the 2 nations’ shared border.
In 2016, Kurdish assailants carried out two assaults in Ankara, one on navy personnel on a bus and the opposite at a bus cease.
Practically 100 individuals have been killed in twin explosions in 2015 that focused a peace gathering close to the capital’s central railway station.
