US admits searched Sudan embassy compound in Iraq
BAGHDAD, Jan 18 (Reuters) - U.S. forces searched part of the Sudanese embassy compound in Baghdad last week but only after requesting access from guards, the U.S. military said after Sudan complained its embassy had been raided by U.S. troops.
Sudan on Wednesday summoned the senior U.S. diplomat in Khartoum, saying U.S. troops had violated diplomatic conventions in the Jan. 13 incident.
On Wednesday U.S. military spokesman Christopher Garver said he "had no record" of any raid on the embassy. But a U.S. statement on Thursday said that information was given "in error".
"Coalition Forces soldiers entered the Sudanese embassy grounds in Baghdad Jan. 13," the statement said. "The soldiers entered the grounds after requesting entry to embassy guards."
"While in the compound, the soldiers encountered two locked doors for which the guards did not have keys. Following consultation with the guards, the doors were forced open.
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Sudan on Wednesday summoned the senior U.S. diplomat in Khartoum, saying U.S. troops had violated diplomatic conventions in the Jan. 13 incident.
On Wednesday U.S. military spokesman Christopher Garver said he "had no record" of any raid on the embassy. But a U.S. statement on Thursday said that information was given "in error".
"Coalition Forces soldiers entered the Sudanese embassy grounds in Baghdad Jan. 13," the statement said. "The soldiers entered the grounds after requesting entry to embassy guards."
"While in the compound, the soldiers encountered two locked doors for which the guards did not have keys. Following consultation with the guards, the doors were forced open.
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