U.S. issues another warning of possible terrorist attacks in Turkey


  • World
  • Monday, 30 Jan 2023

FILE PHOTO  Riot police officers secure the entrance of the Consulate General of Sweden during a demonstration after Rasmus Paludan leader of Danish far-right political party Hard Line and who also has Swedish citizenship burned a copy of the Koran near the Turkish Embassy in Stockholm in Istanbul Turkey January 21 2023. REUTERSUmit Bektas

FILE PHOTO: Riot police officers secure the entrance of the Consulate General of Sweden during a demonstration, after Rasmus Paludan, leader of Danish far-right political party Hard Line and who also has Swedish citizenship burned a copy of the Koran near the Turkish Embassy in Stockholm, in Istanbul, Turkey, January 21, 2023. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - The U.S. embassy in Turkey warned Americans on Monday of possible attacks against churches, synagogues, and diplomatic missions in Istanbul, marking its second such notice in four days, following Koran-burning incidents in Europe.

In an updated security alert, the U.S. embassy said "possible imminent retaliatory attacks by terrorists" could take place in areas frequented by Westerners, especially the city's Beyoglu, Galata, Taksim, and Istiklal neighbourhoods.

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