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1 February 2013 - 11:53 AMT

Blast reported near U.S. consulate in Ankara, 1 dead

An explosion hit the area near the U.S. consulate in Ankara, causing at least one death, Hurriyet Daily News reported.

Ambulances and firefighters have been dispatched to the area. A Vatan daily reporter claimed in a televised interview that the police suspected that the assault was a suicide bomb attack.