Turkish prosecutor launches investigation into Somali attack

Security agents stand guard at the gates of the office housing the Turkish embassy staff following a suicide car bomb attack in Somalia's capital Mogadishu, July 27, 2013. REUTERS photo

Ankara’s Chief Public Prosecutor has opened an investigation into the bomb attack on the Turkish mission in Somalia.

The investigation has opened as part of Article 13 of the Turkish Penal Code (TCK), which is related to crimes committed abroad. The autopsy report of the police officer, Sinan Yılmaz, who was killed in the attack, was also attached to the investigation file.

A car loaded with explosives rammed into the gates of an office housing Turkish embassy staff in the Somali capital on July 27, killing one police officer and wounding four others.