On Tuesday, American soldiers were the victims of an attack in Izmir, the US Embassy in Turkey says.
According to the US Embassy in Turkey, on Tuesday, American soldiers were the victims of an ambush in the city of Izmir in Turkey. The embassy informs about it in the X message service.
– We can confirm that US soldiers serving on the USS Wasp warship were the victims of an attack in Izmir today, they are now safe. We thank the Turkish authorities for their quick action and ongoing investigation.
Turkish According to Hürriyet media the jump was carried out by a group of 15 people and the target was a US soldier in civilian clothes. According to the media, some kind of sack or hood was thrown over the soldier’s head.
According to Hürriyet, among the attackers were members of the Turkish Youth League. The Turkish Youth League is an anti-imperialist, anti-US and anti-EU revolutionary student organization.
According to Hürriyet, the people who attacked the soldier have been arrested and the authorities are investigating what happened.