IRBIL
It has been reported that a remote controlled, high-impact cluster bomb was used in the attack on the vehicle carrying the Turkish Consul General of Mosul, Ozturk Yilmaz.
A convoy of 3 vehicles carrying Turkish consulate officials was en route to Irbil when a roadside bomb was detonated at 10:07 am, 5 kms away from the consulate building. Following the attack, Iraqi police officers and security guards fired bullets into the air to prevent a second attack.
No casualties were reported from the attack but the armored vehicles suffered major damage.
Mosul security officers, who came to the crime scene and launched an investigation, reported that a roadside, remote controlled, high-impact cluster bomb was used in the attack. Since there was no other convoy on the road at the time, the Turkish Consul General was the likely target, but there is no evidence supporting this claim.
Saved by the car in front
According to information acquired by AA, the bombs were detonated as an Iraqi registered vehicle overtook the convoy.
The vehicle was totally damaged as it received most of the impact. The security officers stated that this vehicle prevented the Turkish convoy from further damage.
President wishes recovery after attack on Turkish consulate convoy in Mosul
Turkish President Abdulah Gul got information from Turkey's Consul General Ozturk Yilmaz in Mosul about the attack on a convoy transporting Turkey’s consul general in north of Iraq.
Gul wished Consul General get well soon.
The convoy of Yilmaz had been hit by a bombing between the cities of Mosul and Irbil earlier on Monday. No casualties were reported, diplomatic sources said.
The blast, which struck in Mosul, damaged all four vehicles in the convoy as it was en route to Irbil.
