Armed attack on the Iraqi consulate in TürkiyeArmed attack on the Iraqi consulate in Türkiye
Iraqi media reported the armed attack of two people on the building of the Iraqi consulate in Türkiye.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iraq issued a statement and announced that the consulate of this country in Istanbul was targeted by unknown people.
In the statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iraq, the building of the Iraqi Consulate in Istanbul was shot at by unknown assailants on a motorcycle at 9:00 tonight.
The Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs added in this statement: Immediately after this incident, the consul general and the representatives of the Iraqi consulate went to the scene of the incident to check the details with the Turkish security authorities and immediately started the investigation and collection of documents in the presence of the representatives of the Iraqi diplomatic mission.
The Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs, while emphasizing the strengthening of necessary measures to protect diplomatic missions based on international agreements, emphasized the follow-up of this incident with the Turkish authorities with the aim of revealing the details of this incident and punishing its perpetrators.