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| Armed attack on Israeli embassy in Turkey, suspect shot in leg (VIDEO) | Armed attack on Israeli embassy in Turkey, suspect shot in leg (VIDEO) |
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| A suspect has been shot and wounded by a security guard after launching an attack on the Israeli embassy in Ankara, Turkey, according to an Israeli Foreign Ministry spokesperson. All embassy staff are safe. | A suspect has been shot and wounded by a security guard after launching an attack on the Israeli embassy in Ankara, Turkey, according to an Israeli Foreign Ministry spokesperson. All embassy staff are safe. |
| The Ankara governor's office has said that the suspect seems to be mentally unstable, with no connections to any organization found yet, Reuters reports. | |
| The man was chanting slogans and wielding a knife, and ignored the police's warning to stop, according to a statement by the Ankara governor's office. | |
| Speaking to Reuters in a text message, an Israeli Foreign Ministry spokesman said the attacker was "wounded before he reached the embassy." | Speaking to Reuters in a text message, an Israeli Foreign Ministry spokesman said the attacker was "wounded before he reached the embassy." |
| "The assailant was shot and wounded by a local security man," he said, adding that all staff at the embassy are safe. | "The assailant was shot and wounded by a local security man," he said, adding that all staff at the embassy are safe. |
| Previous reports said the assailant had been killed. | Previous reports said the assailant had been killed. |
| Reports from local media said the assault on the embassy was a gun attack. However, CNN Turk reported that it was an attempted stabbing at the entrance of the embassy. | Reports from local media said the assault on the embassy was a gun attack. However, CNN Turk reported that it was an attempted stabbing at the entrance of the embassy. |
| According to the Daily Sabah, gunshots were heard in front of the embassy building, and all staff were sent into hiding as the incident unfolded. | According to the Daily Sabah, gunshots were heard in front of the embassy building, and all staff were sent into hiding as the incident unfolded. |
| Police units, ambulances, and a bomb squad were dispatched to the scene. | Police units, ambulances, and a bomb squad were dispatched to the scene. |
| Authorities have blocked the street off to traffic following the incident. | Authorities have blocked the street off to traffic following the incident. |