Shooting at U.S. Consulate in Toronto a National Security Incident, Police Say
The police are searching for two men who both fired at the building with a single handgun and fled in a white SUV.
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The police are searching for two men who both fired at the building with a single handgun and fled in a white SUV.
The order came after the interception of two missiles heading toward Turkey, which has a base that hosts U.S. and NATO forces.
The order came after the interception of two missiles heading toward Turkey, which has a base that hosts U.S. and NATO forces.
The ordered departure of U.S. employees in the kingdom indicates that senior diplomats are bracing for a possible surge in violence in the war with Iran, officials say.
A motive for the explosion was unclear as of Sunday morning, but the police were investigating and said it appeared to be a “targeted attack.”
Many veteran diplomats faulted the State Department for its response after the attacks in Iran began, and for its actions beforehand.
On Tuesday, nonemergency staff and their family members were told to leave several posts as Iran continued to retaliate after U.S. and Israeli strikes.
Hundreds of thousands have been stranded since the conflict started. The United States urged Americans to leave and said on Tuesday it was “actively working on plans” to help them do so.
The Pentagon and Middle Eastern countries say that most of the drones have been intercepted. But some have slipped through and caused damage.
The State Department also ordered nonessential staff in the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain, Jordan and Iraq to to leave amid further retaliation from Iran.