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Shots Fired At US Embassy In Turkish Capital, Two Men Detained
Turkish authorities detained two men suspected of shooting at the U.S. Embassy in the capital Ankara on Monday, in an attack that coincides with increased tensions between the two NATO allies over the trial of a U.S. pastor in Turkey.
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Amid Tensions, Gunshots Fired At US Embassy In Turkey, No Casualties
Gunshots were fired early Monday at the US embassy in Ankara but caused no casualties, Turkish and American officials said, amid escalating tensions between the two NATO allies.
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US Embassy In Turkey To Remain Closed Today Over 'Security Threat'
The US embassy in the Turkish capital Ankara will be closed to the public on Monday over a "security threat", the mission announced on its website.
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Turkish Missions In US To Lift Visa Restrictions On US Citizens
Turkish missions in the United States will resume full visa services for US citizens, Ankara's embassy in Washington said Thursday, matching an identical move by American consulates in Turkey.
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US Halts Turkey Visas After Staffer's Arrest
The United States on Sunday indefinitely suspended handling all regular visa applications in Turkey, dramatically escalating a row after one of the mission's Turkish staffers was arrested.
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US Denies Recep Tayyip Erdogan Accusations Of 'Supporting ISIS'
The United States embassy in Ankara on Wednesday denied Washington had ever supported ISIS jihadists in the Syrian conflict after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan claimed the extremists had enjoyed US backing.
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Shooting Outside Embassy In Turkey's Ankara, Mission Shut: US Statement
The United States on Tuesday closed its missions to Turkey for the day after a shooting incident overnight outside the American embassy in Ankara that followed the assassination of the Russian ambassador in the Turkish capital.
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Man Fires Shots Outside US Embassy in Turkey, Detained
Turkish police have detained a man who fired shots in front of the US Embassy in Ankara, several hours after the Russian Ambassador to Turkey was killed in an attack.
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Israel Says Ankara Embassy Attacked, Staff Unharmed
An assailant armed with a knife tried to attack the Israeli embassy in Turkey on Wednesday but was shot before he reached the building, Israel's foreign ministry said.
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Israeli Embassy Attacker In Ankara Shot And Wounded By Guard: Official
A suspected assailant was shot and wounded near the Israeli embassy in the Turkish capital Ankara today, an Israeli Foreign Ministry spokesman and Turkish police said.
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Turkish Military Attaches Missing After Being Summoned In Post-Coup Probe: Official
Three Turkish military attaches, two at the Turkish embassy in Greece and one in Bosnia, are missing after being called back to Ankara as part of investigations into a failed military coup, a senior Turkish official told Reuters today.
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Germany Closes Turkey Missions After 'Concrete' Attack Leads
Germany closed its embassy in Ankara, its general consulate in Istanbul and German schools in the two cities after security services received concrete leads of an imminent attack.
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Turkish Police Storm Offices of Critical Media Group
Turkish riot police firing tear gas and water cannon today stormed into the Istanbul headquarters of a media group critical of the government, just days before a weekend election.
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Thailand Forcibly Sends Nearly 100 Uighurs Back to China
Thailand has sent nearly 100 Uighurs Muslims back to China, a move likely to anger Turkey and exacerbate Ankara's row with Beijing over its treatment of the Turkic language-speaking and largely Muslim minority.
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Turkey police foils Al-Qaeda plot against US embassy: report
Turkish police have uncovered and foiled an alleged plot by Al-Qaeda to bomb the US embassy in Ankara, as well as a synagogue and other targets in Istanbul, Turkish media reported on Friday.
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Shots Fired At US Embassy In Turkish Capital, Two Men Detained
Turkish authorities detained two men suspected of shooting at the U.S. Embassy in the capital Ankara on Monday, in an attack that coincides with increased tensions between the two NATO allies over the trial of a U.S. pastor in Turkey.
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Amid Tensions, Gunshots Fired At US Embassy In Turkey, No Casualties
Gunshots were fired early Monday at the US embassy in Ankara but caused no casualties, Turkish and American officials said, amid escalating tensions between the two NATO allies.
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US Embassy In Turkey To Remain Closed Today Over 'Security Threat'
The US embassy in the Turkish capital Ankara will be closed to the public on Monday over a "security threat", the mission announced on its website.
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Turkish Missions In US To Lift Visa Restrictions On US Citizens
Turkish missions in the United States will resume full visa services for US citizens, Ankara's embassy in Washington said Thursday, matching an identical move by American consulates in Turkey.
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US Halts Turkey Visas After Staffer's Arrest
The United States on Sunday indefinitely suspended handling all regular visa applications in Turkey, dramatically escalating a row after one of the mission's Turkish staffers was arrested.
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US Denies Recep Tayyip Erdogan Accusations Of 'Supporting ISIS'
The United States embassy in Ankara on Wednesday denied Washington had ever supported ISIS jihadists in the Syrian conflict after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan claimed the extremists had enjoyed US backing.
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Shooting Outside Embassy In Turkey's Ankara, Mission Shut: US Statement
The United States on Tuesday closed its missions to Turkey for the day after a shooting incident overnight outside the American embassy in Ankara that followed the assassination of the Russian ambassador in the Turkish capital.
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Man Fires Shots Outside US Embassy in Turkey, Detained
Turkish police have detained a man who fired shots in front of the US Embassy in Ankara, several hours after the Russian Ambassador to Turkey was killed in an attack.
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Israel Says Ankara Embassy Attacked, Staff Unharmed
An assailant armed with a knife tried to attack the Israeli embassy in Turkey on Wednesday but was shot before he reached the building, Israel's foreign ministry said.
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Israeli Embassy Attacker In Ankara Shot And Wounded By Guard: Official
A suspected assailant was shot and wounded near the Israeli embassy in the Turkish capital Ankara today, an Israeli Foreign Ministry spokesman and Turkish police said.
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Turkish Military Attaches Missing After Being Summoned In Post-Coup Probe: Official
Three Turkish military attaches, two at the Turkish embassy in Greece and one in Bosnia, are missing after being called back to Ankara as part of investigations into a failed military coup, a senior Turkish official told Reuters today.
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Germany Closes Turkey Missions After 'Concrete' Attack Leads
Germany closed its embassy in Ankara, its general consulate in Istanbul and German schools in the two cities after security services received concrete leads of an imminent attack.
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Turkish Police Storm Offices of Critical Media Group
Turkish riot police firing tear gas and water cannon today stormed into the Istanbul headquarters of a media group critical of the government, just days before a weekend election.
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Thailand Forcibly Sends Nearly 100 Uighurs Back to China
Thailand has sent nearly 100 Uighurs Muslims back to China, a move likely to anger Turkey and exacerbate Ankara's row with Beijing over its treatment of the Turkic language-speaking and largely Muslim minority.
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Turkey police foils Al-Qaeda plot against US embassy: report
Turkish police have uncovered and foiled an alleged plot by Al-Qaeda to bomb the US embassy in Ankara, as well as a synagogue and other targets in Istanbul, Turkish media reported on Friday.
