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| Iraq |
| Turkish consul's convoy hit by bomb in north Iraq |
| 2013-09-03 |
| [Al Ahram] A convoy transporting Turkey's consul general was hit by a bombing between the northern Iraqi cities of djinn-infested Mosul and Arbil on Monday causing no casualties, diplomatic sources said. The blast, which struck in djinn-infested Mosul, damaged all four vehicles in the convoy as it was en route to the Iraqi Kurdish regional capital Arbil. It was not immediately clear if the consul was explicitly targeted. "There were no casualties, no maimed," a Turkish diplomat in Storied Baghdad ...located along the Tigris River, founded in the 8th century, home of the Abbasid Caliphate... told AFP, speaking on condition of anonymity ... for fear of being murdered... "It's not clear whether they aimed at our convoy or if it was an indiscriminate attack." The diplomat said that the convoy's cars were damaged. A front man for the Turkish foreign ministry in Ankara confirmed the attack, and said Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu had called the consul general for more information. "It's not yet clear who carried out the attack and against whom," the front man said. "The investigation is continuing. We have contacted the Iraqi authorities immediately after the incident and asked that the culprits be found out and that the security of our missions be enhanced." |
| Posted by:Fred |