Diplomatic staff member involved in last week’s car accident: US Embassy in Ankara
ANKARA (AA) – The US Embassy in Ankara has confirmed that a staff member of its diplomatic mission was involved in a car accident last week. However, contrary to initial reports, the person was not the husband of the US consul general in Istanbul.
“A member of the US Diplomatic Mission community was involved in the accident. However, the individual involved, Mounir Elkhamri, is not the husband of the US Consul General in Istanbul Julie Eadeh. Consul General Eadeh is married to another diplomat working at the US Embassy in Ankara,” the embassy said in a statement.
The statement added that the embassy was in contact with Turkish authorities on the matter and wishes the accident victim a full and rapid recovery.
A consulate vehicle with diplomatic license plates had crashed into a car in Istanbul’s Sisli district last Thursday. The driver of the vehicle hit by the consulate vehicle was taken to the hospital.
A blood test reportedly found that Elkhamri, the driver of the consulate vehicle, had been driving under the influence of alcohol.
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