Turkish leftist group claims it was behind US embassy bombing

Revolutionary People's Liberation Party-Front says it was responsible for act of 'self-sacrifice' at US compound in Ankara
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Alisan Sanli
Ecevit Sanli is accused of being the suicide bomber behind Friday's attack. Photograph: AFP

A leftist militant group in Turkey has claimed responsibility for the suicide attack on the US embassy in Ankara.




Meanwhile, DNA tests have confirmed that Sanli was responsible for the bombing, Ankara governor's office said Saturday.

Friday's attack on the US Embassy in Ankara killed the bomber and a Turkish security guard and seriously wounded a Turkish television journalist.

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