Two dead in suicide bomb attack on US embassy in Turkish capital Ankara
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After walking out of the Hagia Sophia today our mentors informed us of the bombing in Ankara at the US embassy that had occurred only 10 short minutes prior. Ankara is 5 hours inland from Istanbul via road travel. The news certainty put a damper on the rest of the day but we all tried to keep the mood light. We were reassured that being in Istanbul was the safest place especially Sultanahmet (the old city) because it is the cultural center of Turkey rather than the political center such as Ankara. Istanbul has much less everyday crime than the states and I feel more safe here (especially on Koc campus) than I ever have in Baltimore or Washington DC.
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