Thais in Turkey warned of violence following attack against consular office
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The Thai embassy in Turkey Thursday issued an urgent warning to about 1,300 Thais in the country to be careful and monitor news from the embassy closely after protesting Turkish people stormed in and damaged property of the Thai consular office in Istanbu
The embassy based in Ankara posted a message on its Facebook wall that the protesters stormed in at midnight Wednesday.
It was reported that the protesters were angry that the Thai government repatriated Uighurs back to China.
The embassy said so far no Thais have been injured in the incident.
The embassy added that the consular office would be closed Thursday.
The embassy also warned Thai tourists not to carry Thai flag while visiting Turkey and they were urged to avoid rallying sites.
