"Judge Killed in Attack On Turkish High Court
By Yesim Borg and Karl Vick
Washington Post Foreign Service
Thursday, May 18, 2006; Page A19
ISTANBUL, May 17 -- A gunman opened fire on judges in Turkey's highest administrative court on Wednesday, killing one and wounding four after shouting 'God is great!' and 'We are God's ambassadors!'
Police and witnesses said the attacker, who was arrested and being interrogated by anti-terrorist police, was a lawyer who was incensed over a ruling further restricting Islamic dress in Turkey. The shooting occurred at midmorning in the heart of Ankara, the capital of a republic founded 83 years ago on principles that regard Islam as a threat to democratic governance in a country that is 99 percent Muslim."
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