Suicide Bomb Attack Rocks Turkey Capital, Ahead of Parliament Session

A suicide bomb attack occurred in Ankara, Turkey, at 09:30 local time outside the Interior Ministry, just hours before the Turkish parliament was to reconvene. Two assailants used a hijacked vehicle from Kayseri, killing the driver. One detonated a bomb, injuring two police officers; the other was neutralized. Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya declared it a terrorist attack. President Erdogan is scheduled to address parliament. The attack comes amid heightened security and ongoing parliamentary business, including ratification of Sweden's NATO membership, which Turkey approved in July.

A suicide bomb attack occurred in Ankara, Turkey, at 09:30 local time outside the Interior Ministry, just hours before the Turkish parliament was to reconvene. Two assailants used a hijacked vehicle from Kayseri, killing the driver. One detonated a bomb, injuring two police officers; the other was neutralized. Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya declared it a terrorist attack. President Erdogan is scheduled to address parliament. The attack comes amid heightened security and ongoing parliamentary business, including ratification of Sweden's NATO membership, which Turkey approved in July.

A suicide bomb attack occurred in Ankara, Turkey, at 09:30 local time outside the Interior Ministry, just hours before the Turkish parliament was to reconvene. Two assailants used a hijacked vehicle from Kayseri, killing the driver. One detonated a bomb, injuring two police officers; the other was neutralized. Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya declared it a terrorist attack. President Erdogan is scheduled to address parliament. The attack comes amid heightened security and ongoing parliamentary business, including ratification of Sweden's NATO membership, which Turkey approved in July.

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