Bodies of British diplomats killed in Istanbul attack flown back home

Published November 27th, 2003 - 02:00 GMT
Al Bawaba
Al Bawaba

The bodies of two British diplomats killed in last week's suicide bomb attack against the British Consulate in Istanbul were flown home Thursday after a somber ceremony at Istanbul's international airport. 

 

Turkish soldiers loaded the two coffins, each draped with 

a Union Jack, onto a Turkish military cargo plane for the 

trip to Britain. Istanbul Governor Muammer Guler joined other British diplomats for the religious ceremony at Ataturk Airport. 

 

British Consul-General Roger Short and his assistant, Lisa 

Hallworth, were killed last week in the Istanbul attack. (Albawaba.com) 

© 2003 Al Bawaba (www.albawaba.com)

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