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Shots Fired at Turkish Embassy in Tel Aviv

   VOA News 17 August 2010
   Israeli  police  in  front  of the Turkish Embassy in Tel Aviv, 17 Aug
   2010

Photo: AP

   Israeli  police  in  front  of the Turkish Embassy in Tel Aviv, 17 Aug
   2010

   Israeli  officials  say a man was shot at and possibly wounded Tuesday
   while trying to enter the Turkish embassy in Tel Aviv.  Media reports
   identified the man as a Palestinian and say he was armed.
   Israeli  media report medical workers who rushed to the scene were not
   allowed  to  enter  the embassy by Turkish security.  Israeli reports
   said  Israeli police snipers fired shots at the man after they spotted
   him by a window at the embassy.
   There  are  conflicting  reports that at least two hostages were taken
   inside the embassy.
   Tensions  between  Israel  and  Turkey have been running high since an
   Israeli  raid  on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla in May killed nine Turkish
   activists.

   Some information for this report was provided by AP, AFP and Reuters.

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