The American National Press Club denounced reports pertaining to an assault by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s security on journalists who were covering his visit to Washington.

Erdogan's bodyguards are accused of blocking journalists' way to a think-tank where Erdogan was giving a speech, a statement by the press club indicated.

Moreover, journalists were kicked off and harassed while waiting in the corridor of the building, smartphone photos showed.

Source: MENA