15 October 2018 - 15:01
Iran denies Ankara embassy evacuation

<p style="text-align: left;">Iran's foreign ministry and diplomatic mission in Ankara on Monday rejected the reports on bombing and evacuation of the country's embassy in Turkey.

Foreign ministry spokesman Baharam Qasemi dismissed the reports as false and stated that the staff in the embassy is safe and sound and doing their routine work, IRNA reported.

Turkish media today reported that the Iranian embassy has been evacuated following a warning on a possible suicide bomb attack.

The reports also claimed that the street leading to the building was cordoned off after a suspected suicide attacker entered the embassy.

Iran's Ambassador to Ankara has also rejected the evacuation of the embassy, describing the threat as 'false'.

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