ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey warned on Wednesday it would retaliate if any of its 80 nationals, including special forces soldiers, diplomats and children, seized by an al Qaeda splinter group during a lightning advance in northern Iraq were harmed.
Ambassadors of the NATO defence alliance held an emergency meeting in Brussels at Turkey's request. Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan held talks with President Abdullah Gul, his intelligence chief and the chief of general staff and talked to U.S. Vice President Joe Biden about the developments.
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