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2013 United States Embassy Bombing In Ankara
On 1 February 2013, a suicide bomber attacked the United States embassy in Ankara, Turkey, killing a security guard and wounding three others. The bombing was subsequently denounced as an act of terrorism by both Turkey and the United States. Attack At approximately 13:15 EET (11:15 UTC) on 1 February 2013, a suicide bomber detonated his explosives— of trinitrotoluene (TNT) and a hand grenade—at a side entrance to the United States embassy in the Kavaklıdere area of Ankara, killing a Turkish security guard and wounding three others. The explosion also seriously wounded journalist Didem Tuncay, who was rushed to hospital shortly after the attack had occurred. After visiting Tuncay in hospital, Francis J. Ricciardone, Jr., the United States ambassador to Turkey, described her as "one of the best" and added that she was due to have tea with him at the embassy. Ricciardone also paid tribute to Mustafa Akarsu, identified as the security guard who was killed in the bombing, sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DHKP/C Insurgency In Turkey
The DHKP/C insurgency in Turkey refers to the Marxist–Leninist insurgency waged by the Revolutionary People's Liberation Party/Front (DHKP/C) against the Republic of Turkey, ongoing since 1990. The insurgency began with political assassinations in the early 1990s, and has escalated in the past few years with the use of suicide bombers. Background The organization was originally formed in 1978 by Dursun Karataş as ''Revolutionary Left'' (Turkish: ''Devrimci Sol'' or ''Dev Sol''), a splinter faction of Devrimci Yol ("Revolutionary Way"), which splintered from the Turkish People's Liberation Party-Front (THKP-C), which in its turn was a splinter of Revolutionary Youth Federation (commonly known in Turkish as ''Dev Genç''). Its first campaign of violence was during the Turkish political crisis (1976–80). Timeline First years (1990–2001) It began a new campaign against foreign interests in 1990, which included attacks against U.S. military and diplomatic personnel and fa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
