An Israeli official said an attacker who tried to storm the Israel Embassy in the Turkish capital has been captured.<br /><br /> Footage of scene in front of #Israel(i) embassy in #Ankara before assailant in shot. No other injuries but assailant pic.twitter.com/qzmBnPHuKS— Anna Ahronheim (@AAhronheim) September 21, 2016<br /><br /> According to a spokesman for Israeli’s foreign ministry, the attacker was apparently armed with a knife.<br /><br /> Turkish private broadcaster NTV said the incident happened as two people tried to enter the embassy in Ankara.<br /><br /> Turkish police said the assailant shouted “Allahu Akbar” or “God is greatest” outside the embassy building before he was shot in the leg and wounded by a local security officer. <br /><br /> It was not immediately clear if there was a second would-be attacker. Turkish media reports had initially suggested that there had been two.<br /><br /> The Ankara governor’s office said in a statement that the attacker, who appeared to be mentally unstable, has ignored a police warning to stop.<br /><br /> Turkish security guard shoots knife-wielding suspect after attempt to enter embassy in #Ankarapic.twitter.com/Inl92zdTqn via daniele_grassi_— ARnews 1936 (ARnews1936) September 21, 2016<br />
