Suicide bomber detonates device in Turkish capital Ankara

The attack occurred as parliament was set to reopen with an address by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan

Turkish policemen and security forces cordon off an area next to a car after an explosion in Ankara (Yavuz Ozden/Dia Images via AP)

A suicide bomber has detonated an explosive device in the heart of the Turkish capital Ankara, hours before parliament was scheduled to reopen after a three-month summer recess.

A second assailant was killed in a shootout with police, the interior minister said.