More: Blast in Front of U.S. Embassy in Ankara, Some Wounded: Media

(Reuters) - An explosion in front of the U.S. embassy in the Turkish capital Ankara on Friday wounded several people, Turkish media reported.

A Reuters witness reported a loud explosion in the area and the Dogan news agency said ambulances and fire engines went the to the site.

I have BBC News on live right now and they’re confirming the blast.

Update:

(Reuters) - An explosion at a side entrance to the U.S. embassy in the Turkish capital Ankara killed at least one person on Friday in what some Turkish media said may have been an attack by a suicide bomber.

A Reuters witness saw one wounded person being lifted into an ambulance as police cordoned off the area following the explosion, which sent smoke and debris flying into the street.

Television footage showed a door blown out and masonry from the wall around it scattered in front of the entrance, although there did not appear to be any more significant structural damage.

(Reporting by Jonathon Burch; Writing by Nick Tattersall and Daren Butler; Editing by Jon Hemming)