Man detained at Finnish honorary consulate in Istanbul
ISTANBUL
The man, who arrived at the consulate’s building early in the morning, drew out a knife and threatened the employee, according to Turkish media. He was eventually neutralized by police dispatched to the office.
The honorary consul of Finland is prominent businessman Jeff Hakko, a deputy chair of the board of Vakko, one of the most important textile companies of Turkey. Hakko took over as honorary consul in December 2014.
The attacker was taken to a police station. His motives for the attack were not immediately clear.
The Finnish embassy in Ankara denied Turkish media reports that the man briefly took an honorary consulate employee hostage.