Attack on Embassy in Turkey an act of terror: US

February 02, 2013 02:07

The US described as a 'terrorist attack' the blast outside its highly-fortified Embassy in Turkey today that claimed two lives and injured three others. The White House strongly condemned the suicide attack, saying it was 'clearly an act of terror', while outgoing Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Clinton spoke with her Turkish counterpart Ahmet Davutoglu on the incident.

"A suicide bombing on the perimeter of an embassy is by definition an act of terror. However, we do not know at this point who is responsible or the motivations behind the attack. The attack itself is clearly an act of terror," White House Press Secretary Jay Carney told reporters at his daily news conference.

"Clinton spoke with her Turkish counterpart on the terrorist attack," her spokesperson Victoria Nuland said at another news conference.

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