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| Israeli embassy attack: Man 'shouting Allahu Akbar' shot after attempted stabbing in Turkish capital of Ankara | |
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| A man wielding a knife has been shot after attempting to attack the Israeli embassy in Turkey. | A man wielding a knife has been shot after attempting to attack the Israeli embassy in Turkey. |
| The suspect was shot in the leg and detained after trying to carry out a stabbing attack on Wednesday. | |
| Authorities are believed to be investigating links to Islamist terrorism after police told Reuters the man was shouting "Allahu Akbar", meaning "God is Great" in Arabic, during the incident. | |
| A spokesperson for the Israeli embassy in London confirmed an attempted attack but said the assailant was prevented from entering the embassy building in Ankara. | A spokesperson for the Israeli embassy in London confirmed an attempted attack but said the assailant was prevented from entering the embassy building in Ankara. |
| "There was an attempted attack outside the embassy but all staff are safe and the attacker was stopped outside," he told The Independent. | "There was an attempted attack outside the embassy but all staff are safe and the attacker was stopped outside," he told The Independent. |
| Bomb disposal squads were seen examining a bag outside the building following the incident. | |
| Police have launched a terror investigation into the attack, which comes after calls by Isis and al-Qaeda for supporters to launch "lone wolf" attacks in countries perceived as enemies. | Police have launched a terror investigation into the attack, which comes after calls by Isis and al-Qaeda for supporters to launch "lone wolf" attacks in countries perceived as enemies. |
| The arrested man was locally identified as a 38-year-old construction worker from Karaman province, who was said to be mentally ill. | |
| Both Kurdish separatists and Islamist extremists have targeted Turkey with recent attacks, including a rocket and shooting attack on a police station in the province of Van on Monday. | Both Kurdish separatists and Islamist extremists have targeted Turkey with recent attacks, including a rocket and shooting attack on a police station in the province of Van on Monday. |
| Authorities attributed the assault to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), whose militants are waging an insurgency against Turkey in the south-east. | Authorities attributed the assault to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), whose militants are waging an insurgency against Turkey in the south-east. |
| Isis has also claimed responsibility for suicide bombings and attacks including the assault on Istanbul Airport in June, while the group was also blamed for an explosion at a wedding party in Gaziantep. | Isis has also claimed responsibility for suicide bombings and attacks including the assault on Istanbul Airport in June, while the group was also blamed for an explosion at a wedding party in Gaziantep. |
| Turkey launched an offensive against the so-called Islamic State and Kurdish rebel groups in Syria last month in an attempt to push both groups back from its border. | Turkey launched an offensive against the so-called Islamic State and Kurdish rebel groups in Syria last month in an attempt to push both groups back from its border. |
| There was no immediate claim of responsibility for Wednesday's attempted attack. | There was no immediate claim of responsibility for Wednesday's attempted attack. |
| It came three months after Israel and Turkey agreed to resume full diplomatic relations after a six-year rift that followed the killing of Turkish activists on a Gaza flotilla stormed by the Israeli military. | It came three months after Israel and Turkey agreed to resume full diplomatic relations after a six-year rift that followed the killing of Turkish activists on a Gaza flotilla stormed by the Israeli military. |