Turkmen treated in Turkey following chemical attack

ANKARA

Dozens of Iraqi Turkmen have been brought to Turkey for treatment after Daesh attacked their town with chlorine gas, the Turkish Foreign Ministry said Tuesday.

In a statement, the ministry said 68 people, including 21 children, from Tuz Khurma in northeast Iraq were brought to Ankara Polatli State Hospital on Monday. Three were described as being seriously injured.

Their homes came under chemical attack on March 9.

“As it always has, Turkey will continue to embrace brotherly Iraqi Turkmens,” the statement said.