Turkey tourists flee as gunman opens fire

One of Istanbul’s main tourist attractions was attacked by a heavily-armed gunman today, wounding a Turkish soldier and a security guard before police killed him.

Turkey tourists flee as gunman opens fire

One of Istanbul’s main tourist attractions was attacked by a heavily-armed gunman today, wounding a Turkish soldier and a security guard before police killed him.

The motive for the assault at Topkapi Palace was not immediately known. But police said the man, a Libyan, had entered Turkey only three days ago. Turkey supported the popular uprising that defeated Muammar Gaddafi’s regime.

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