<span>ANKARA, Turkey -- </span>Turkey’s interior affairs minister said a suicide bomber detonated an explosive device near his ministry on Sunday, while a second assailant was killed in a shootout with police.

Ali Yerlikaya said two police officers were slightly injured during the attack in the Turkish capital, Ankara. 

The attack occurred hours before Parliament was scheduled to reopen following a summer recess.

Television footage showed bomb squads working near a parked vehicle in the area. 

Turkey’s interior affairs minister says a suicide bomber has detonated an explosive device near his ministry while a second assailant was killed in a shootout with police{ai:summary}<p>A suicide bomber attacked Turkey's Ministry of Interior, injuring two police officers. Another assailant was killed in a shootout with the police. The attack happened right before Parliament was set to resume after a summer break. #crime</p>

Suicide bomber detonates a device in the Turkish capital. A second assailant is killed in a shootout

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