A suspected suicide bomber has detonated an explosive device at the side entrance of the American embassy in Ankara leaving at least two people dead. The bomb appears to have exploded within the security checkpoint at the entrance of the visa section of the embassy. No-no one has claimed responsibility for the incident. Kurdish rebels have recently stepped up their attacks in Turkey as they fight for autonomy, and al-Qaeda linked Islamist militants have been blamed for past attacks in Istanbul in 2003 and 2008.
