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One Turkish security guard killed, three injured at suicide attack in Somali

One Turkish security guard was killed and three others were injured on Saturday while two suicide bombers were killed as another suicide bomber blew himself up in front of staff building of Turkey's embassy in Somali capital

27.07.2013 - Update : 27.07.2013
One Turkish security guard killed, three injured at suicide attack in Somali

MOGADISHU
 
One Turkish security guard was killed and three others were injured on Saturday while two suicide bombers were killed as another suicide bomber blew himself up in front of staff building of Turkey's embassy in Somali capital Mogadishu.

Turkish Foreign Ministry spokesperson Levent Gumrukcu told AA that one Turkish security guard was killed and three others were injured while two suicide bombers were killed as another suicide bomber blew himself up in front of staff building of Turkey's embassy in Mogadishu.

The three wounded security guards were taken to a hospital and a Turkish ambulance airplane took off to bring injured Turkish security officials to Turkey.

Gumrukcu said that Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu called the Turkish envoy to Somalia Kani Torun after the attack.

Davutoglu also informed Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan about the incident, Gumrukcu added.

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