July 1, 2005 - 11:34 AMT
SUICIDE BOMBER KILLED NEAR RESIDENCE OF TURKISH PRIME MINISTER
A suicide bomber was shot not far from the office of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara. The incident took place at about 9.30 local time. When the man was approaching the residence the guard noticed that a blasting assembly is attached to his body. He did not react to the order to stop and was shot. No blast followed. Sappers are working at the site of occurrence to neutralize the mine, Azeri media report.