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Armed man shot outside Ukrainian Consulate in Istanbul - media

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12:19 09/03/2010

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Turkish police on Tuesday shot an armed man who tried to break into Ukraine's consulate in Istanbul, Turkish media reported.

The Turk, born in 1981 and married to a Ukrainian woman, said he was armed with a grenade and a handgun. Media reports said a remotely controlled explosive device was found in his bag. In a shootout with police the attacker was wounded and taken to a hospital.

A spokeswoman for the Ukrainian diplomatic mission told RIA Novosti that no one else was injured in the incident.

ANKARA, March 9 (RIA Novosti)

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