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Turkish Diplomat Killed in Irbil

VOA News

   An official with Turkey's consulate in the Iraqi Kurdish capital of
   Irbil was killed Wednesday when a gunman opened fire at a restaurant,
   Turkey's Foreign Ministry has confirmed.

   Turkey's Anadolu news agency, citing the restaurant's owner, said the
   attacker with two weapons fired on a group of consulate workers shortly
   after arriving at the restaurant.

   Iraq's state-run news agency reports the victim was Turkey's deputy
   general consul. The news agency also reported several other members of
   the group were killed.

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