Malaysia's Anwar taking refuge at Turkish embassy

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia's de facto opposition leader, Anwar Ibrahim, took refuge at the Turkish embassy on Sunday for security reasons, his party said, hours after an allegation that he had sodomised an aide, a claim which he denied.

"He is there for protection but he is not seeking political asylum," Tian Chua, the spokesman for Anwar's political party, said by telephone. "We just want to make sure that he is secure." Turkish diplomats were not immediately available for comment.

(Reporting by Jalil Hamid)