A suspicious package, an arrest, and increased protection harken back to Turkey’s past diplomatic troubles

The Turkish Embassy and Global Affairs aren't saying whether the added security was requested by Ankara after a suspicious package was discovered at the embassy in June 2020.

A suspicious package was found on the grounds of the Turkish Embassy on June 3, 2020, and cleared hours later. The incident was resolved with the Ottawa Police charging one individual with theft of a motor vehicle.The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

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BY NEIL MOSS

April 27, 2022

A discovery of a suspicious package at the Turkish Embassy in Ottawa on a 2020 summer night brought out the full-fledged response of the capital’s security apparatus, followed by an increased security presence, but details of what happened that night remain scarce and the embassy isn’t saying wh...

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