Turkish police kill suspected Daesh suicide bomber

Turkish police shot dead a suspected Daesh militant who was believed to be planning a suicide bomb attack in the capital Ankara, state-run Anadolu Agency reported on Wednesday.

A counter terror squad had reportedly tracked the suspect to the ninth floor of a building on the outskirts of Ankara, and called for him to surrender. After the suspect opened fire, he was killed when police returned fire at around 3:00am local time (1:00 CET).

Police found explosive materials at the scene. Governor Ercan Topaca told reporters there were suspicions that the suspect planned to target public ceremonies in the capital, Anadolu reported.

The man was registered in the southeastern city of Diyarbakir and was born in 1992, reports said.