US Consulate In Istanbul Warns Of 'Imminent Security Threat'
By Owen Davis @of_davis o.davis@ibtimes.com on December 05 2015 1:48 PM EST
Americans in Turkey were warned Saturday against coming to the U.S. consulate compound in Istanbul, shown here Aug. 10, 2015. Reuters/Yagiz Karahan
The American consulate in the most populous Turkish city of Istanbul issued a notice Saturday warning of an "imminent security threat" against the diplomatic compound. The warning came as Turkey grapples with heightened political tensions and an increasing number of terrorist attacks targeting civilians and security forces.
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