As the Mynet news portal reports, the attacker was a Syrian national. The armed attack occurred after the man had problems obtaining a visa.
A female Turkish national who worked at the consulate has been wounded.
The man who attacked Sweden’s consulate in western Turkey was emotionally disturbed, the local authorities said on Tuesday.
“At about 12:45 p.m., a citizen was wounded in an attack by a mentally unstable man in the Konak district. The wounded was taken to a hospital. The attacker was detained with the instrument of the crime. An investigation is underway,” the Izmir province authorities said.
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