12 Iraqis injured in bomb blast brought to Turkey for treatment

ANKARA (A.A) - December 5, 2011 - Turkish Prime Ministry Disaster & Emergency Management Directorate (AFAD) said Monday that 12 Iraqis who were injured in a bomb blast in a military region in Salahaddin city of Iraq on December 2 were brought to Turkey as their treatment in Iraq was not possible. In a statement released Monday, AFAD said that "the chairperson of the Iraqi Turkmen Front and a deputy from Kirkuk, Arshad Salihi, had made a request to the Turkish Consulate General in Mosul for the treatment of the 12 Iraqis". Following a coordination between our Directorate, Turkish General Staff, Turkish Foreign Ministry, Turkish Interior Ministry and Turkish Ministry of Health, an ambulance plane was sent to Iraq by the General Staff and the 12 injured Iraqis as well as 12 companions were brought to Ankara, AFAD said. The Iraqis are being treated in various Ankara hospitals, AFAD added.