Armed attack waged on Turkish journalist's car in S.Ossetia

Sunday, August 10, 2008

An armed attack was waged on a vehicle carrying a group of Turkish journalists in South Ossetia, Turkish officials said on Sunday.

Authorities from the Turkish Foreign Ministry said journalist Recep Ozturk was wounded in the attack, while his companions were unharmed.

Ozturk and the other journalists were taken to a hospital in Tskhinvali.

The name of journalists and their press organizations are as follows:
-Recep Ozturk (Kanalturk)
-Guray Ervin (Kanalturk)
-Hilmi Hacaloglu (NTV)
-Cumhur Catkaya (NTV)

Meanwhile a crisis desk has been set up in the Foreign Ministry in regard to clashes in the region.

Hurriyet