Turkey's culture and tourism council building was attacked by 20 PKK militants in Rome, Turkish Minister of Culture and Tourism, Ömer Çelik, announced on his twitter account Thursday.

Çelik said in his statement, "The group attacked the building during their protests. They threw a smoke bomb into the building."

The minister condemned the attack and said, "I believe our counselors and attaches will represent their country with more dedication, after such attacks."