(The Hill) Laura Kelly - Turkish President Erdogan's visit to Washington this week is raising concerns about a repeat of violent protests from his 2017 trip. More than a dozen Turkish security officials were identified two years ago as instigating violence against protesters demonstrating outside the Turkish ambassador's residence in Washington. State Department memos, written from the point of view of three U.S. security officers, detail Turkish security officers attacking both civilians and U.S. security agents in multiple instances. Two Diplomatic Security special agents, six U.S. Secret Service officers and one Metropolitan Police officer sustained multiple injuries. U.S. security agents described how seven Turkish security officials jumped out of the diplomatic convoy transporting Foreign Minister Cavusoglu to attack a lone, female protester, who "ran away and escaped being assaulted."
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