One shot dead after attack on police HQ in Ankara

One person has been shot dead by Turkish police after an attack on a police headquarters in the capital, Ankara, Turkish officials say.

Police said in a statement on Saturday that police teams launched an operation after a rocket attack on a police building in Dikmen suburb late Friday, killing one of the two attackers and injuring another after they ignored warnings to surrender.

According to Interior Minister Muammer Guler, two rockets hit the police headquarters, and an unexploded device was later found in a neighboring garden.

Authorities said the attackers were members of the Revolutionary People’s Liberation Party-Front (DHKP-C).

The far-left armed group had already claimed responsibility for a similar attack on the Justice Ministry and a building belonging to the ruling Justice and Development Part (AKP) in the capital, Ankara, on March 19.

The group also claimed responsibility for an attack on the US Embassy in Ankara on February 1 that killed one Turkish soldier.