“We have already begun an investigation into this attack. At the moment, we cannot say whether this attack is a terrorist act, since the investigation has not yet been completed, ”said the representative of the department.

Earlier, the Foreign Ministry of Belarus reported that in Ankara, a mentally unbalanced Turkish citizen was attacked by an adviser to the Belarusian embassy when a diplomat returned home with a child.

According to the foreign ministry, the child was not injured. The diplomat was hospitalized with gunshot wounds.

Turkish media claim that the assailant committed suicide.