Turkey defends actions over consulate seizure
Saturday 14th, June 2014 / 22:20 Written by Oman Observer
in International
ANKARA — Diplomats and soldiers trapped inside Turkey’s consulate in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul had no option but to surrender this week after hundreds of heavily armed militants surrounded the building, the foreign ministry said yesterday.
The seizure by insurgents on Wednesday of 49 Turks, including special forces soldiers, diplomats and children, has prompted criticism of Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan’s government for failing to foresee the danger and evacuate the consulate sooner.
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