The US State Department on Friday confirmed that there was a terrorist attack at the country's embassy in the Turkish capital Ankara, reported dpa.
"We can confirm a terrorist blast at a checkpoint on the perimeter of our embassy compound in Ankara, Turkey," said State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland.
She said the attack occurred at 1:13 pm (1113 GMT), and added that the United States would be working in cooperation with Turkish authorities "to make a full assessment of the damage and the casualties, and to begin an investigation."