Turkey evacuates families of its diplomats in Syria

Turkey evacuates families of its diplomats in Syria

Turkey has decided to evacuate the families of Turkish diplomatic staff from Syria after the Turkish embassy and consulates in Syria were attacked, Turkish semi- official Anatolia news agency reported Sunday.

A Turkish Airlines plane took off earlier Sunday to bring back the families of Turkish diplomats as well as nonessential staff due to the worsening security situation in Syria, the report said.

"The Turkish ambassador in Damascus and other diplomatic personnel will continue to remain on duty," Anatolia quoted the Turkish Foreign Ministry officials as saying.

Hundreds of Syrian government supporters attacked the Turkish embassy in Damascus on Saturday after the Arab League voted to suspend Syria's participation in its meetings and impose sanctions against the Syrian government for its alleged crackdown on protesters.

The Turkish consulates in the Syrian cities of Aleppo and Latakia were also attacked. No diplomatic staff were hurt in the attacks, according to the report.

Editor: Fang Yang

English.news.cn   2011-11-13 21:45:10 FeedbackPrintRSS
ANKARA, Nov. 13 (Xinhua)