The 2007 Ankara bombing was a suicide attack that occurred in Ankara, the capital of Turkey, on 22 May 2007. Six people were reported killed, including one of Pakistani origin, with an estimated 79 people wounded.^[1][2][3][4] Ankara is the capital of Turkey and the countrys second largest city after Ä°stanbul. ... For the traditional meaning of the word mall, see mall. ... May 22 is the 142nd day of the year (143rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the CE era. ... ... This article is about explosive devices. ... A suicide attack is an attack in which the attacker (attacker being either an individual or a group) intends to kill others and knows he or she will most likely die (see suicide). ... Ankara is the capital of Turkey and the countrys second largest city after Ä°stanbul. ... May 22 is the 142nd day of the year (143rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the CE era. ...

The attack

The explosion occurred outside a shopping centre in the Ulus quarter of Ankara. Turkish television has described the incident as an "accident" but police reports suggest a "suicide bombing".^[5] A type A4 bomb is been reported as being the cause of the explosion and the "Terror and Organised Crime Unit" (Turkish: Terör ve Organize Suçlar) has taken over the investigation.^[6] The explosion shattered windows of the shopping centre and of nearby buildings creating havoc.^[7] The Ankara bombing came as more than 35 world leaders, including the U.S. President, are in Istanbul for a NATO summit that began on Monday, which leaves tensions high as numerous other incidents have occured in the run-up to the meeting.^[8] It also heightens political tensions between the secular and non-secular parties of Turkey, as both fight for public support and leadership of the nation.^[9] The timing of the bombing raised assassination suspicions since General Yaşar Büyükanıt (Chief of the General Staff), General İlker Başbuğ (Commander of the Army), General Işık Koşaner (Commander of the Gendarmerie), General Faruk Cömert (Commander of the Air Force), Admiral Yener Karahanoğlu (Commander of the Navy) were to attend the IDEF Defense Fair same day held at the Anatolian Civilizations Museum (Turkish: Anadolu Medeniyetleri Müzesi) crossing the blast zone.^[10] Ulus is a quarter in Ankara, Turkey that was subject to a bombing on 22 May 2007. ... NATO 2002 Summit in Prague. ... General Mehmet YaÅŸar Büyükanıt (born 1940 in Istanbul) is the commander of the Turkish Land Forces. ... The Chief of the Turkish General Staff is a military person of rank general, who presides the general staff of the armed forces - army, navy, air force - of Turkey. ... General Ä°lker BaÅŸbuÄŸ Shoulder badge of rank General of the Turkish Armed Forces General Ä°lker BaÅŸbuÄŸ is the current Commander of the Turkish Army since August 30, 2006. ... Turkish Army (Turkish: Türk Kara Kuvvetleri) is a branch of the Turkish Armed Forces. ... Seal of the Turkish Gendarmerie The Gendarmerie of The Republic of Turkey is a branch of Turkish Armed Forces, which is responsible for the maintenance of Safety and public order as well as carrying out other duties assigned by laws and regulation, is an armed security and law enforcement force... General Faruk Cömert General Faruk CÖMERT, 26th Commander of the Turkish Air Force, was born in Vezirköprü/Samsun, Turkey, in 1946. ... Turkish Air Force (Turkish: Türk Hava Kuvvetleri) is a branch of the Turkish Armed Forces. ... Admiral Yener KarahanoÄŸlu Admiral Yener KAarahanoÄŸlu (1946, Erzurum) is a Turkish high-ranked navy officer and currently 21st Commander of the Turkish Navy. ... Seal of the Turkish Navy Turkish Navy (Turkish: ) is a branch of the Turkish Armed Forces. ...

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Coordinates: 39°56′29.50″N, 32°51′22.00″E Hürriyet (Liberty) is a secular centrist, nationalist high-circulation broadsheet daily Turkish newspaper. ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the CE era. ... May 23 is the 143rd day of the year (144th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Hürriyet (Liberty) is a secular centrist, nationalist high-circulation broadsheet daily Turkish newspaper. ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the CE era. ... May 23 is the 143rd day of the year (144th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Hürriyet (Liberty) is a secular centrist, nationalist high-circulation broadsheet daily Turkish newspaper. ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the CE era. ... May 22 is the 142nd day of the year (143rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Hürriyet (Liberty) is a secular centrist, nationalist high-circulation broadsheet daily Turkish newspaper. ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the CE era. ... May 22 is the 142nd day of the year (143rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The British Broadcasting Corporation, usually known as the BBC, is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world in terms of audience numbers, employing 26,000 staff in the United Kingdom alone and with a budget of more than GB£4 billion (US$7. ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the CE era. ... May 22 is the 142nd day of the year (143rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Hürriyet (Liberty) is a secular centrist, nationalist high-circulation broadsheet daily Turkish newspaper. ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the CE era. ... May 22 is the 142nd day of the year (143rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Hürriyet (Liberty) is a secular centrist, nationalist high-circulation broadsheet daily Turkish newspaper. ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the CE era. ... May 23 is the 143rd day of the year (144th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...