From the Liveblog of
Wednesday, December 6, 2017
Hundreds demonstrate outside US missions in Turkey, Jordan braces for protests
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleHundreds of people in Turkey are staging demonstrations near US diplomatic missions in Ankara and Istanbul.
Pictures show people waving Palestinian and Turkish flags at the demonstrations.
Update:
???? Protests outside #US and #Israel diplomatic missions in #Turkey .Protests ongoing across #Turkish cities#Turkey pic.twitter.com/F78eUIL8MG— Mete Sohtaoğlu (@metesohtaoglu) December 6, 2017
In Jordan, the US Embassy says it is suspending service and limiting movement of diplomats and their families.
The U.S. Embassy in Amman has temporarily suspended routine public services. U.S. government personnel and their family members in Jordan are limiting public movements, including an instruction for children not to attend school on December 7, 2017.
— U.S. Embassy Jordan (@USEmbassyJordan) December 6, 2017
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson fearing protests outside US missions, says the US has “implemented robust security plans to protect the safety of Americans in affected regions.”
The Times of Israel Community.