Iraqi: Police identify 7th attacker of Turkish diplomat

By Mazin Majeed Asaad Baqal

ERBIL, Iraq (AA) - Police identified a seventh perpetrator of last week's armed attack that martyred a Turkish diplomat in northern Iraq, according to an announcement by the Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) late Saturday.

The KRG Security Directorate identified the alleged attacker as Siyako Baki Abdulkerim.

Police shared a photo of Abdulkarim, asking the public for assistance on information on his whereabouts.

Earlier, the directorate had announced that the shooting was carried out by six people, including alleged prime perpetrator Mazlum Dag, who has since been detained by authorities. It added that the PKK terrorist group masterminded the attack.

On July 17, Osman Kose, who was serving at Turkey's Consulate General in Erbil, was martyred in an armed attack at a restaurant. Apart from the diplomat, two Iraqi nationals sitting at a nearby table were also killed.

In its more than 30-year terror campaign against Turkey, the PKK -- listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the U.S. and the EU -- has been responsible for the deaths of some 40,000 people, including women, children and infants.

* Writing by Jeyhun Aliyev