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| Turkey attacker shot at Israel embassy in Ankara | |
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| A man wielding a knife has been shot and wounded by security officials outside Israel's embassy in the Turkish capital, Ankara. | A man wielding a knife has been shot and wounded by security officials outside Israel's embassy in the Turkish capital, Ankara. |
| Israeli officials said he had tried to storm the embassy. | Israeli officials said he had tried to storm the embassy. |
| The office of the Ankara governor said the suspect appears to be "mentally unstable", and no links had been found to any organisation. | The office of the Ankara governor said the suspect appears to be "mentally unstable", and no links had been found to any organisation. |
| No-one at the embassy was hurt, Israeli officials say. Local reports said staff took refuge as the attack began. | No-one at the embassy was hurt, Israeli officials say. Local reports said staff took refuge as the attack began. |
| Several embassies in Ankara were closed late last week amid reports of a possible militant attack. | Several embassies in Ankara were closed late last week amid reports of a possible militant attack. |
| Turkey has been caught up in a series of deadly attacks in the past year, by jihadist group Islamic State and Kurdish militant groups. | Turkey has been caught up in a series of deadly attacks in the past year, by jihadist group Islamic State and Kurdish militant groups. |
| How dangerous is Turkey's instability? | How dangerous is Turkey's instability? |
| Bomb disposal experts are examining a suspicious package at the scene. | Bomb disposal experts are examining a suspicious package at the scene. |
| The Times of Israel reported that the assailant tried to stab a security guard, who then fired a warning shot before shooting the man in the leg. | The Times of Israel reported that the assailant tried to stab a security guard, who then fired a warning shot before shooting the man in the leg. |
| Turkey's state-run news agency, Anadolu, said the man was carrying the knife wrapped in newspaper before taking it out, brandishing it and shouting. It said he ignored warnings from staff. | Turkey's state-run news agency, Anadolu, said the man was carrying the knife wrapped in newspaper before taking it out, brandishing it and shouting. It said he ignored warnings from staff. |
| A spokesman for the Israeli Foreign Ministry, Emmanuel Nahson, said the man was wounded in the foot. He said: "We don't know if he was attacking police officers or the embassy itself." | A spokesman for the Israeli Foreign Ministry, Emmanuel Nahson, said the man was wounded in the foot. He said: "We don't know if he was attacking police officers or the embassy itself." |