| Armed man shot outside Ukrainian Consulate in Istanbul - media |
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09/03/2010 13:56 (704 Day 22:54 minutes ago) | ||||
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The FINANCIAL -- ANKARA. Turkish police on March 9 shot an armed man who tried to break into Ukraine 's consulate in Istanbul, Turkish media reported.
The Turk, born in 1981 and married to a Ukrainian woman, said he was armed with a grenade and a handgun. Media reports said a remotely controlled explosive device was found in his bag. In a shootout with police the attacker was wounded and taken to a hospital.
A spokeswoman for the Ukrainian diplomatic mission told RIA Novosti that no one else was injured in the incident.
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