Turkish consul's convoy hit by bomb in north Iraq

BAGHDAD: A convoy transporting Turkey's consul general was hit by a bombing between the northern Iraqi cities of Mosul and Arbil on Monday causing no casualties, diplomatic sources said.

The blast, which struck in Mosul, damaged all four vehicles in the convoy as it was en route to the Iraqi Kurdish regional capital Arbil.

It was not immediately clear if the consul was explicitly targeted.

"There were no casualties, no wounded," a Turkish diplomat in Baghdad told, speaking on condition of anonymity.

"It's not clear whether they aimed at our convoy or if it was an indiscriminate attack."

The diplomat said that the convoy's cars were damaged.

A spokesman for the Turkish foreign ministry in Ankara confirmed the attack, and said Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu had called the consul general for more information.

"It's not yet clear who carried out the attack and against whom," the spokesman said.

"The investigation is continuing. We have contacted the Iraqi authorities immediately after the incident and asked that the culprits be found out and that the security of our missions be enhanced."