Terrorist gets out of car and blows himself up near Turkey Parliament. A surveillance camera recorded the moment a “terrorist attack” came up near Turkey’s parliament in Ankara on Sunday, injuring two police officers.
The huge explosion, which was followed by massive flames, could be heard for many kilometres away from the attack site.
Two attackers, showed the video, arrived in a commercial vehicle 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,” said Turkish interior ministry.
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“One of the terrorists blew himself up and the other was neutralised,” the ministry added on social media, saying two officers received “minor injuries”.
According to Turkish media, the targeted district by a terrorist is home to numerous other ministries as well as the Turkey parliament, which was set to reopen today with an address from President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
The authorities announced the launch of an inquiry and prohibited access to the region.
The most recent bomb incident in Turkey occurred at a retail area in Istanbul in November 2022, killing six people and injuring 81 more.
The Grand National Assembly of Turkey usually referred to simply as the TBMM or Parliament is the unicameral Turkish legislature. It is the sole body given the legislative prerogatives by the Turkish Constitution. It was founded in Ankara on 23 April 1920 in the midst of the National Campaign.
