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Gunmen kill Turkish diplomat in Erbil

A restaurant shooting that left a Turkish diplomat and an Iraqi civilian dead has regional leaders rushing to Erbil to manage the fallout.
Kurdish security members stand guard near a restaurant where Turkish diplomats and Turkish consulate employee were killed in Erbil, Iraq July 17, 2019.  REUTERS/Azad Lashkari - RC15FE0B8D60

A Turkish diplomat and an Iraqi civilian were killed today when armed assailants opened fire in an Erbil restaurant, the capital of Iraq’s Kurdistan Region, Turkish officials confirmed.

The diplomat, whose name and position have yet to be disclosed, was killed by two armed men who entered Huqqabaz, an eatery in Empire World. Many foreign companies have their offices and homes in the upscale complex owned by Kurdish Iraqi construction magnate Peshraw Majid Agha.

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