US Embassy in Ankara Has Closed Its Operations

12:49     20 December, 2016

The US Embassy in Ankara has closed its operations for 24 hours after a shooting incident - hours after the Russian ambassador to Turkey was assassinated, The Independent informs.

An individual opened fire at 3.50am (00.50am GMT) in the embassy's vicinity before being detained by police.

As a precaution, the US has shut the embassy in Ankara and consulates in Istanbul and Adana for the duration of Tuesday.

 


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