Marxist group claims responsibility in embassy bombing
The suicide bombing at the American Embassy in Ankara on Friday was not carried out by jihadists as was feared but by a Marxist group with a history of political violence in Turkey, The New York Times and other sources have reported.
The bombing resulted in the death of an embassy guard as well as the suicide bomber himself who has been identified as Ecevit Sanli, allegedly a 40-year-old member of the outlawed Revolutionary People’s Liberation Party/Front (DHKP/C). A journalist, who was going to visit an embassy official, was also wounded.
The group claimed responsibility for the bombing on their website, where they stated that the action was carried out to protest US intervention in Turkey, among other grievances.
The US State Department has issued an emergency message which warned traveling citizens not to visit embassies in Ankara, Adana or Istanbul until further notice. This is not the same as a travel advisory or warning.
The Turkish Embassy in Istanbul issued a statement on Friday which acknowledged the existence of political factions with anti-American motives and promised that the government would stand "shoulder to shoulder with the United States" in the fight against terrorism.
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