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Seven hospitalised after suspicious yellow powder sent to Canadian, Belgian and German consulates in Istanbul | Seven hospitalised after suspicious yellow powder sent to Canadian, Belgian and German consulates in Istanbul |
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Seven people were hospitalised as a precaution today after suspicious packages containing powder were sent to Canadian, Belgian, and German consulate buildings in the Turkish capital of Istanbul. | Seven people were hospitalised as a precaution today after suspicious packages containing powder were sent to Canadian, Belgian, and German consulate buildings in the Turkish capital of Istanbul. |
One staff member at the Canadian consulate opened a package and was exposed to a yellow powder, according to Dogan Eskinat, a spokesman for Turkey's AFAD emergency management agency. | One staff member at the Canadian consulate opened a package and was exposed to a yellow powder, according to Dogan Eskinat, a spokesman for Turkey's AFAD emergency management agency. |
Samples of the substance had been taken for testing in line with standard procedures, he added. | Samples of the substance had been taken for testing in line with standard procedures, he added. |
Claude Rochon, from Canada's department of foreign affairs, trade and development, said: "All staff at the Canadian mission are safe and accounted for." | Claude Rochon, from Canada's department of foreign affairs, trade and development, said: "All staff at the Canadian mission are safe and accounted for." |
The German foreign ministry said that the German consulate in Istanbul received a "suspicious object," that the staff members are safe and the Turkish authorities were notified. | The German foreign ministry said that the German consulate in Istanbul received a "suspicious object," that the staff members are safe and the Turkish authorities were notified. |
The incidents come amid growing security fears over official Canadian buildings after two soldiers were killed in separate attacks in the Canadian cities of Quebec and Ottawa this week. | |
In Ottawa, police lowered metal barriers that had blocked public access to an area around the war memorial where suspected gunman Michael Zehaf-Bibeau is believed to have shot Corporal Nathan Cirillo on Wednesday. | |
Officials now plan to Cirillo's body from Ottawa to his hometown of Hamilton, Ontario, today along a 500 km (310 mile) stretch of highway called the “Highway of Heroes” in honor of soldiers. | Officials now plan to Cirillo's body from Ottawa to his hometown of Hamilton, Ontario, today along a 500 km (310 mile) stretch of highway called the “Highway of Heroes” in honor of soldiers. |
Additional reporting by PA | Additional reporting by PA |
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