Two people have died following an explosion outside the US Embassy in Ankara. Some reports said some people have been injured, as dozens of ambulances and firefighters have been dispatched to the site.
A suicide bomber has attacked the US Embassy in Ankara, the city’s governor said. Initial reports say the blast occurred near the gates of the visa section of the embassy compound. Security has been tightened around the embassy as there are fears that a second bomb could be detonated.
It is understood one of the dead is a security guard working at the embassy.
The blast occurred at the entrance used by the embassy personnel and their visitors, CNNTurk reported. A security guard operating at the x-ray machine at the entrance was reportedly killed while the suicide bomber was passing through the scanner.
Turkish media reports say that two security guards were killed, though Turkish authorities are yet to comment on the number of casualties. No one has claimed responsibility for the attack.
Television footage showed a door blown and shattered tiles littering the ground by the buildings side entrance, though no damage has been reported within the embassy.
Witnesses told CNN's Turkish service that a bomber was seen approaching the building, and later entered a gate at the fortified compound.