Rocket attack against Turkish Embassy in Baghdad being investigated, says FM Davutoglu

BRUSSELS (A.A) - January 18, 2012 - Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said Wednesday that the rocket attack against the Turkish Embassy in Baghdad today was being investigated. Speaking to the AA at the NATO HQ in Brussels, Davutoglu said that he held a phone conversation with Turkey's Ambassador in Baghdad Yunus Demirer on Wednesday. Surely, there has been a rocket attack on our embassy in Baghdad. An investigation is underway to determine the essence of the rocket attack, Davutoglu stressed. Ambassador Demirer talked with the Iraqi Minister of National Security following the rocket attack, Davutoglu said. Our embassy in Baghdad is under the protection of the Iraqi government. There has been no casualties at the Embassy following the rocket attack. There are no damages on the embassy complex. Pieces of the rocket fell on the street, Davutoglu noted. We have conveyed the necessary messages to the Iraqi authorities. We will closely monitor the developments regarding the rocket attack on our embassy, Davutoglu also said.