Turkish Man Suspected
Of Carrying Bomb Shot And Wounded
A
Turkish man armed with a gun and suspected of carrying a bomb
has been shot and wounded by a security guard when he tried to
enter the Ukrainian consulate in Istanbul.
Istanbul Governor Muammer Guler said a bomb squad was
investigating a bag containing cables that the man had been
carrying, but it was doubtful whether there were explosives
inside.
The Governor said the 29-year-old man's wife was living in
Ukraine, and his motive appeared to be personal rather than
political.
The man tried entering the consulate at around 9 a.m. (0700
GMT), and began firing randomly, before he was shot by a guard.
Guler said the wounded man was taken to hospital and he was not
in a critical condition.
He said there were no other casualties.
REUTERS/WILLIAMS
