Turkey alerted to 3 terrorists still on the loose after Ankara blast

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Turkey’s national security agency has been alerted to the possible presence of three suicide terrorists from the Revolutionary People’s Liberation Party-Front (DHKP-C) on the Turkish soil, following a blast outside the US embassy in Ankara on February 1.

According to the secret service, the four terrorists crossed into Turkey three months ago. They are all believed to be affiliated with the left-radical DHKP-C party.

Their Identikits have been sent to all state institutions. Turkish media earlier reported the terrorist who blew himself up near the US embassy was trained in Europe.

The Friday explosion ripped through the security point outside the US embassy in Ankara, killing a security guard and a civilian.

US embassy attacker was asylum applicant

The terrorist who blew himself up on Friday at the U.S. Embassy in Ankara, Turkey, tried to get political asylum in Germany about a year ago, according to German media.

The 40-year-old named Ecevit Shanli was a supporter of far left “Revolutionary People’s Liberation Front and Party.”

He attempted to obtain refugee status in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia.

During that time he was already under surveillance by the German intelligence services.

After the request was refused, German law enforcement lost his trail.

Shanli detonated an explosive device, mounted on his body at the security checkpoint at the entrance to the Visa Section of the U.S. Embassy in Turkey.

The blast killed the terrorist, a security guard and a civilian.

Voice of Russia, TASS

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