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HOSTAGE DRAMA ENDS AT TURKEY`S EMBASSY IN ISRAEL
Baku, August 18 (AZERTAC). A man who broke into the Turkish embassy in the Israeli city of Tel Aviv has been arrested and taken to hospital with gunshot wounds.
The man had taken two hostages but they were later freed. Officials said he was shot by embassy security guards.
Israel`s foreign ministry identified the man as a Palestinian who stormed the UK embassy in Tel Aviv in 2006.
There are reports that the man, named as Nadim Injaz from the West Bank, was demanding asylum in Turkey.
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said the situation at the embassy was under control and all staff were safe.
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