Explosion at U.S. Embassy in Turkey Kills 2

Two killed in explosion at the U.S. embassy

There are Turkish media reports that the explosion must have taken place close to the U.S. Embassy in the Turkish capital.

- Explosion at the entrance

The Associated Press reported early that two people have been killed in the blast Friday, according to Turkish television should be about two security guards. News agency AFP writes that they killed a security guard as well as the person behind the bombing.

Danish Politiken citing the Turkish newspaper Hürriyet writes that the explosion occurred at a port building with guards at the entrance to the embassy. Photos from the site shows that the port building damaged in the explosion.

Reuters reports that the smoke rising from one of the entrances to the embassy, ​​and that damaged parts of the building should have been blown away and ended up out in the street.

Dogan news agency reported that ambulances and fire trucks are on site, the area is home to several embassies, the news channel NTV.

A witness tells Reuters that they should have seen an injured person being lifted into an ambulance. The police have closed off the area.

 Security guards killed

According to the newspaper Milliyet's explosion caused by a suicide bomber, however, rejected this newspaper Telegraph reporter on site that gets notified that the bomb was placed in the street.

AP writes that the bomb should have gone off at the main entrance where security also point to the embassy is located.

According to the private news channel NTV, two security guards have been killed in the explosion.