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Police Arrest Suspects in Attack on Turkish Consulate in Zurich - Reports

Over the past three years, the Turkish Consulate in Zurich has suffered a total of six attacks. In 2017 the building was vandalized with paint, and in 2018 it was targeted by an arson attack.
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Three people were arrested on Monday on suspicion of attacking the Turkish Consulate in the Swiss city of Zurich by a Molotov cocktail in the early morning hours, local media reported, citing the Turkish consul working in the city.

​According to Turkish Consul Asiye Nurcan Ipekci, as cited by Turkey's Anadolu news agency, the attack happened at 2:51 a.m. local time (00:51 GMT).

No one was hurt and no damage was caused to the building.

Ipekci said she did not have any further details about the arrested individuals.

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