Turkish Police Shots Tractor Driver Heading to Israeli Embassy

The 45-year old driver, identified as Aydın Sakarya, crashed his vehicle into several cars in central Ankara before he was shot in the leg.  

The apprehend man told police that he intended to drive his tractor to the Israeli embassy in order to stage a protest.

However, an anonymous Israeli official said he believed the incident was not connected to the Israeli mission and the man was instead on his way to a Turkish ministry building.

“To the best of our knowledge this has nothing to do with the embassy. He was on his way to demonstrate outside a (Turkish) government ministry. The incident happened near the ambassador's residence, and not the embassy,” the official said.

Photos of the incident published to social media show how the tractor left a trail of destruction as the driver crashed into and rolled over parked cars in a bid to outmaneuver police.