ANKARA, Sept. 21 (Xinhua) -- There has been a stabbing attempt at the entrance of the Israeli embassy in Ankara and that attacker was shot in the leg, CNN Turk reported Wednesday, citing Israeli sources.
The Israeli Foreign Ministry has confirmed that a local security guard shot and wounded "a knife-wielding man" near the Israeli mission and that all embassy staff are safe.
"He was shot before reaching the embassy," the Israeli Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
The staff were sent into the embassy's shelter as a safety precaution, Daily Sabah, a Turkish newspaper, reported.