(Image source from: Arab News)

Shots were fired at a security booth outside the United States Embassy in Turkey's capital early Monday, but the U.S. officials said no one was hurt.

Private Ihlas news agency said four to five rounds were fired from a moving white car and targeted the booth outside Gate 6 at the embassy in Ankara. Police was searching for the car.

The U.S. Embassy spokesman David Gainer thanked the police for their "rapid response" and said no injuries had been reported.

By Sowmya Sangam