Turkish envoy to Iraq wounded in attack by gunmen

Gunmen attacked the convoy of the Turkish ambassador to Iraq in Baghdad today, injuring him slightly, police said.

Gunmen attacked the convoy of the Turkish ambassador to Iraq in Baghdad today, injuring him slightly, police said.

The attack on Unal Cevikoz's convoy occurred on Baghdad's airport road, notorious for frequent assaults by insurgents targeting foreigners.

Staff of foreign embassies have been targeted by groups like al-Qaeda to try to force them to shut their missions in Iraq and dissuade them from recognising the US-backed Iraqi government.

Most recently, Khartoum closed its embassy in Baghdad after five Sudanese embassy staff were kidnapped.