18 July
Two people, including a Turkish diplomat, were killed on Wednesday in a shooting attack in the Kurdish autonomous region in northern Iraq.
A gunman stormed a restaurant in the city of Erbil, killing two people and injuring one other person.
Turkey's foreign ministry says one of the dead was a diplomat stationed in the country's consulate in the city.
The attacker fled the scene, and security officials have launched a manhunt. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack.
Turkey has repeatedly carried out attacks against a group of Kurdish militants in northern Iraq, which Ankara designates as a terrorist group.
Turkey began sending ground forces across the border last Friday. But it is unclear if there is a link between Wednesday's shooting and Turkey's offensive.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan pledged to apprehend the attacker in cooperation with Iraq.
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo issued a statement condemning the attack in Erbil. It added that the US reaffirms its commitment to support the government and people of Turkey and Iraq.
NHK
