ISTANBUL - Global police agency Interpol elected Emirati Inspector General Ahmed Naser Al-Raisi as its president on Thursday.

Raisi's election was reported on Interpol's Twitter feed and the United Arab Emirates state news agency.

(Reporting by Ali Kucukgocmen; Writing by Dominic Evans; Editing by Jonathan Spicer) ((Dominic.J.Evans@Thomsonreuters.com, @DominicJEvans;))