Islamist Militants Seize Turkish Consulate, Stoking Regional Fears
Turkish Leader Calls Emergency Meetings After Insurgents Take 49 People Hostage
By
Joe Parkinson and
Emre Peker
Updated June 11, 2014 8:04 p.m. ET
ISTANBUL—Islamist militants' seizure of the Turkish consulate in the Iraqi city of Mosul on Wednesday stoked concerns Ankara could be forced to intervene in the fast-spreading insurgency as officials rushed to handle the matter through back-door diplomacy.
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