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Gunman attacks Turkey journalist Can Dundar outside court | Gunman attacks Turkey journalist Can Dundar outside court |
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A gunman has opened fire at Turkish journalist Can Dundar, who is standing trial in Istanbul on charges of revealing state secrets. | |
The assailant fired at least three shots outside the court, eyewitnesses said. Mr Dundar escaped unharmed but a reporter was reportedly injured. | |
Police say they have arrested the suspected gunman. | |
Erdem Gul, a former colleague of Mr Dundar who is also on trial, said the attacker shouted "traitor" as he fired. | |
Mr Dundar, a former newspaper editor, was briefing reporters outside the courthouse when the incident occurred. | |
He is standing trial alongside Mr Gul over a series of reports in Cumhuriyet newspaper that alleged Turkish intelligence operatives were transporting weapons to Syria in early 2014. | |
Both journalists face life in prison if convicted. | |
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has faced international criticism over the decision to prosecute the two journalists. | |
They are among a number of journalists and human rights activists who have been detained or prosecuted in Turkey in recent months. |
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