Ankara, Turkey – A powerful explosion near Turkey’s parliament in Ankara on Sunday has been confirmed as a “terrorist attack” by the country’s interior ministry. The incident resulted in injuries to two police officers, according to official reports.
The interior ministry released a statement detailing the nature of the attack, stating, “Two terrorists arrived in a light military vehicle at around 9:30 am (0630 GMT), in front of the entrance gate of the General Directorate of Security of our Ministry of the Interior, and carried out a bomb attack.”
Turkish media outlets have also reported instances of gunfire in the vicinity, prompting the swift response of emergency services to the scene.
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