2013 United States embassy bombing in Ankara

2013 United States embassy bombing in Ankara
Part of the DHKP/C insurgency in Turkey
Location of Ankara Province in Turkey
LocationEmbassy of the United States
Kavaklıdere, Ankara, Turkey
Coordinates39°54′28″N 32°51′18″E / 39.90773°N 32.85501°E / 39.90773; 32.85501
Date1 February 2013 (2013-02-01)
13:15 EET (UTC+02:00)
TargetUnited States embassy
Attack type
Suicide bombing
Deaths2 (including the perpetrator)
Injured3
PerpetratorsEcevit Şanlı (DHKP-C)

On 1 February 2013, a suicide bomber attacked the United States embassy in Ankara, Turkey, killing a security guard and wounding three others. The bombing was subsequently denounced as an act of terrorism by both Turkey and the United States.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ "Bomber attacks US embassy in Ankara, Turkey". BBC News. 1 February 2013. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
  2. ^ "DHKP-C group claims US embassy suicide blast in Ankara". BBC News. 2 February 2013. Retrieved 7 September 2013.
  3. ^ "US condemns Ankara embassy bombing". Al Jazeera. 2 February 2013. Retrieved 7 September 2013.

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