Feds to charge 12 Turkish agents over Embassy brawl in DC – report

‘Police in Washington, DC, will bring charges against a dozen Turkish security officials involved with an outbreak of violence during protests near the Turkish embassy in DC last month, according to the Associated Press.
The AP cited an unnamed US official who said seven Turkish agents would be charged with felonies, and that five Turkish agents would face misdemeanor charges.
The AP reported earlier Wednesday that two Turkish men living in the US had been arrested for their role in beating peaceful protesters outside the Turkish embassy in DC last month. The incident, captured on video, provoked a diplomatic scandal.
The two men arrested were Eyup Yildirim and Sinan Narin, according the Washington-based Turkish news website, Washington Hatti.’
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