Story highlights Attacker appears to suffer from mental illness, Turkish authorities sayTurkish man has no previous police record or terror links, they say(CNN) A man was shot in the leg during an attempted attack Wednesday on the Israeli Embassy in Ankara, Turkey. The statement from Ankara authorities did not give his last name. When police asked him to stop, he did not -- at which point an officer shot near his legs, Israeli Foreign Ministry spokesman Emmanuel Nahshon told CNN. Authorities secure the scene Wednesday near the Israeli Embassy after the attack attempt. "According to initial reports Osman Nuri C appears to be (suffering from) mental illness," Ankara authorities said in a statement to Anadolu.

Source: CNN September 21, 2016 10:12 UTC