Wounded counselor of Embassy of Belarus in Turkey operated

25 июля 2019

Doctors state  that the condition of the diplomat is severe, noted our Ministry of Foreign Affairs. As we have already reported, the attack occurred in the evening in the Ankara region, where diplomatic missions of many countries are located when the diplomat returned home. The child who was with him was not injured.

The diplomat was immediately sent to the hospital and the operation was highly successful. He is now in reanimation, but his condition is satisfactory. President Tayyip Erdogan, representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Internal Affairs monitor the situation. 

According to the Turkish Foreign Ministry, the preliminary results of the investigation indicate that the attack was carried out by a mentally unbalanced person, a former military man. After the attack, the offender committed suicide.