Istanbul, Nov 20: British Consul-General Roger Short is missing and feared dead in the bomb attack today that destroyed part of the consulate in Istanbul, a diplomatic source said. The Consul General is "missing" and "we fear the worse", the source said. Turkish Interior Minister Abdulkadir Aksu said the Consul General's body was probably trapped in the rubble following the explosion at the consulate, Anatolia news agency said.

Up to 10 people including short are feared killed in the suicide car bomb attack that hit the consulate in the historic district of Beyoglu just after a blast struck the headquarters of the British-owned Hsbc Bank in the business district of Levent.


Anatolia news agency quoted the Istanbul Governor's office as saying that 14 people were killed in the explosion at the consulate.
Bureau Report