One wounded by gunman at Swedish consulate in Turkey
The motives of the assailant remain unclear but the attack comes amid increasing outcry at Stockholm for allowing Quran burnings in the country.
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One person was seriously wounded when an armed man opened fire at Sweden’s honorary consulate in Turkey’s Aegean province of Izmir, local authorities announced on Tuesday.
The attack, which took place at 12:45 p.m. Turkey time, became public after a statement the Izmir provincial governor's office released Tuesday evening local time.
The statement said a Turkish national who was wounded in the attack was taken to a hospital.
Though the governor's office did not elaborate, Turkish media outlets identified the wounded as a female employee of the honorary consulate, saying that she was in serious condition.
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