Special forces, presidential guards and heavy equipment arrived at the scene.
On Sunday , October 1, an explosion was heard in the Turkish capital Ankara, including near the buildings of parliament and the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
Al Arabiya and CNN Turk write about this.
According to local media reports, On this day, the new parliamentary season starts in Turkey. An opening ceremony is planned in parliament on October 1.
As journalists reported, the explosion occurred around 09:30 local time. Four shots were allegedly heard in front of him, but this requires confirmation. After this, special forces and the president's security arrived at the scene. They cordoned off the buildings. In addition, heavy equipment was withdrawn.
The Turkish Ministry of Internal Affairs commented on the incident. The head of the department, Ali Yerlikaya, noted that a terrorist attack was committed against the Ministry of Internal Affairs one of the terrorists blew himself up, and the other was neutralized by security forces.
“About 09:30, two terrorists who arrived in a light commercial vehicle car in front of the entrance of the Main Security Directorate of our Ministry of Internal Affairs. There was an explosion. One of the terrorists exploded, and the other was neutralized. Two policemen died during the fire,” CNN Turk quotes Yerlikai's statement.
Recall that at the end of September in There was an explosion at a plant developing missile systems in Turkey, there was a victim.
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