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Libyan gunman wounds two, gets killed at Topkapi Palace
Turkish security forces today killed a Libyan gunman who shot and wounded two people with a pump-action rifle in the courtyard of Topkapi Palace in Istanbul.The attacker opened fire around the time the first visitors would usually be arriving at the palace. He was killed after a one-hour siege. Interior Minister Idris Naim Sahin told reporters, "The attacker was not a Turkish citizen, he was foreign. A Libyan national born in 1975. He entered Turkey on November 27." Television station CNN Turk broadcast a photograph of a man, identified as the assailant, holding a rifle, wearing an ammunition belt and a backpack, while standing behind a low wall. Witnesses said the gunman shouted in Arabic "Allahu Akbar" as he opened fire. A group was disembarking to enter the gates, which had just been opened when gunfire was heard inside. A soldier and private security worker were injured in the attack. Several ambulances had rushed to the scene, where a police cordon was set up and people were evacuated. Armed security service officers had taken up positions on the palace walls at the entrance. Posted by: ryuge 2011-11-30 |
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