WorldANKARA (Reuters) - Several gunshots were fired from a vehicle at the U.S. embassy in the Turkish capital, Ankara, on Monday, hitting a window in a security cabin but causing no casualties, police and broadcaster CNN Turk reported. The attack coincided with a deepening row between Ankara and Washington over the trial of a U.S. pastor in Turkey. The embassy was set to be closed this week for a public holiday to mark the Islamic Eid al-Adha festival. Police teams were searching for the assailants, who fled in a white car after the attack, CNN Turk said. The U.S. embassy in Ankara and the consulate in Istanbul have been the targets of attacks by militants and have faced numerous security threats in the past.

Source: Sunday Times August 20, 2018 05:15 UTC