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Wednesday, July 13, 2016
From the Liveblog of
Wednesday, July 13, 2016
France shuts missions in Turkey over security fears
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleFrance on Wednesday says it has closed its embassy in the Turkish capital Ankara and the consulate in Istanbul until further notice for security reasons after canceling events to mark the July 14 Bastille Day holiday.
“The Embassy of France in Ankara, as well as the Consulate General in Istanbul will be closed from Wednesday July 13, 1:00 pm (1000 GMT), until further notice,” the embassy says in a statement after scrapping the July 14 receptions at the missions on security grounds.
— AFP
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