Turkish Security Guard and injuring those nearby. According to turkish prime minister, an outlawed Marxist Group is responsible for the violence. Our James Reynolds is on the scene and filed this report. Americas Foreign Missions are as much fortresses as embassies. This is why. This afternoon, a suicide bomber got to the gate of the u. S. Embassy but but no further. His explosives detonated as a checkpoint. The bomber and a turkish Security Guard were killed. I wasnt sure what the explosion was. So i ran to see. They were body parts on the road. Arms and legs but i didnt want to look any further. The attack on the embassy makes for a bitter last day of work for americas chief diplomats. I spoke with the ambassador and the team there. I spoke with my turkish counterparts and i told them how much we valued their commitment and their sacrifice. This is not the first time that western targets in curky have been hit turkey have been hit. In 2003 truck bombs hit targets in istanbul, includi
Million miles visiting more than 100 countries in the last four years. Ray suarez examines her legacy. Woodruff mark shields and david brooks analyze the weeks news. Brown and we close with a preview of sundays big game. Nprs mike pesca joins us from new orleans, site of super bowl xlvii. Woodruff thats all ahead on tonights newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by bnsf railway. Support also comes from Carnegie Corporation of new york a foundation created to do what Andrew Carnegie called real and permanent good. Celebrating 100 years of philanthropy at carnegie. Org. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. And friends of the newshour. And. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Brown for the second time in five months, a u. S. Diplomatic post has been the target of a deadly assault. A suicide bomber detonated a vest with ex
Captioning sponsored by Macneil Lehrer productions woodruff the suicide bombing just outside the u. S. Embassy in turkeys capital was an act of terror, said a white house spokesman today. Good evening. Im judy woodruff. Bro and im jeffrey brown. On the newshour tonight, we get the latest on the deadly blast from a reporter on the scene in ankara. Woodruff then, Margaret Warner reports on a widening divide between israelis and palestinians after more than a decade of starts and stops in peace talks. Warner thousands of israeli shoppers used to drive up this road to take advantage of the bargains in the palestinian shops just ahead. The popular shopping district has become a virtual ghost town. Brown secretary of state Hillary Clinton logged nearly a million miles visiting more than 100 countries in the last four years. Ray suareexanes her legacy. Woodruff mark shields and david brooks analyze the weeks news. Brown and we close with a preview of sundays big game. Nprs mike pesca joins us
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