Shots fired at U.S. embassy in Turkey, 2 held

Unidentified assailants fired gun shots at the U.S. embassy in Ankara early Monday, hitting a window of a security cabin but causing no casualties, local media reported.

At least four gunshots were reportedly fired in front of Gate 6 of the embassy from a white car at around 5 a.m. (0200 GMT) local time, broadcaster CNN Turk reported.

Police are searching for the suspects who reportedly fled in a white car before the car's license plate number could be seen.

The embassy is set to close this week for an official public holiday to mark the Eid al-Adha festival.

The attack comes amid high tension between Ankara and Washington over the detention of a U.S. pastor in Turkey. The U.S. diplomatic missions in Turkey have been targeted several times in the past.

The Turkish authorities said on Monday that the police has arrested two male suspects involved in an earlier shooting at the U.S. embassy in Ankara.

The two men, who have criminal records, were nabbed with weapons and confessed their acts, the Ankara governor's office said in a statement.

The vehicle they used in the attack was also found, the statement added.

Earlier in the day, Turkey's Presidential Spokesman Ibrahim Kalin condemned the attack on Twitter, describing it as "a clear attempt to create chaos" amid an escalating row between the United States and Turkey.

"Turkey is a safe country and all foreign missions in the country are safeguarded by laws," he tweeted.