ANKARA, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) -- Turkish leaders and officials have condemned an attack at the U.S. embassy in Ankara on early Monday.
Turkey condemns the armed attack carried out against the U.S. embassy, and an investigation has been launched to find out details of the incident and to catch the attackers, said a written statement issued by the Foreign Ministry Spokesman Hami Aksoy.
Security measures have been taken to ensure the security of the U.S. embassy in Ankara and other U.S. diplomatic missions across the country and their personnel, Aksoy said.
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu also condemned the "provocative attack" on his Twitter account.
"We will make sure that this incident is investigated quickly and the perpetrators are brought to justice," he said.
"We condemn the attack against the U.S. embassy. This is clearly an attempt to create chaos," said the Presidential Spokesman Ibrahim Kalin, pointing out that "Turkey is a safe country and all foreign missions in the country are safeguarded by laws."
Unidentified gunmen fired gun shots at the U.S. embassy in Ankara early Monday, hitting a window of a security cabin without causing casualties.
At least four gun shots were reportedly fired in front of Gate 6 of the embassy from a white car at around 5 a.m. local time (0200 GMT), broadcaster CNN Turk reported.
The Ankara governor's office said in a statement that three bullets hit the embassy building, adding that the police were actively searching for the suspects at large.
The embassy is set to close this week for an official public holiday to mark the Eid al-Adha festival.
The attack came amid high tension between the two NATO allies over the detention of a U.S. pastor in Turkey.
Turkey has seen its currency rate thrown into turmoil this week after U.S. President Donald Trump imposed sanctions, including doubling tariffs on aluminium and steel. Ankara has responded by steeply hiking taxes on some U.S. products.
The U.S. diplomatic missions in Turkey have been targeted several times in the past.
