Turkiye's Govt Building in Ankara Hit by Terrorist Attack

Turkiye’s government building in Ankara was hit by a terrorist attack that left two policemen injured on Sunday.

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According to the Turkish Interior Ministry, two attackers arrived in a commercial vehicle around 9:30 am “in front of the entrance gate of the General Directorate of Security of our Ministry of Interior, and carried out a bomb attack.”

“One of the terrorist blew himself up and the other was neutralized,” the ministry added on social media, saying two officers were injured in the attack.

The targeted district is home to several other ministries and Turkish parliament, which was due to reopen today with an address from President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Meanwhile, the footage of the incident is trending on social media.

Footage of the attack on Turkish parliament building in #Ankara shows how one attacker tries to enter the building while another one shoots a rocket propelled grenade after him.
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