Libyans try entering Ankara embassy

A group of Libyans in Turkey for medical treatment tried to enter the Libyan Embassy in Ankara on Tuesday, alleging that Libyan officials did not care about them. The Turkish newspaper Today's Zaman, said on its website that Turkish police in Ankara used pepper spray to disperse the group and stopped them from entering the embassy. Following the arrival of dozens of police officers, the Libyan Embassy decided to meet with three Libyans from the group. The tension ended with the group leaving the embassy. Meanwhile, another group of Libyans receiving medical treatment in Turkey occupied the Libyan Consulate in ?stanbul. Twenty Libyans in ?stanbul were persuaded by Turkish security forces and the Libyan consul general to end their occupation of the consulate. It was reported that 20 Libyans decided to occupy the Libyan Consulate after the monetary assistance they had been receiving from Libya had been cut off. Dozens of Libyans who were wounded in clashes between National Transitional Council (NTC) forces and Muammar Gaddafi loyalists were brought to Turkey for medical treatment in April. In other news, Today's Zaman reported that a Libyan gunman who opened fire with a rifle in Topkap? Palace in Istanbul was killed in a clash with Turkish police on Wednesday, after he injured a soldier and a private security guard. According to the gunman's father, who was identified as Samir Salem Ali Elmadfri, the man was mentally ill and had a criminal record. He told police that his son had been mentally ill since childhood and his mental state had gradually deteriorated since 2009. He added that his son had a criminal record following an incident in Sweden in 2009 when he stripped naked in public area and then resisted arrest. He also apologised to Turkish Embassy in Benghazi for his son’s actions, asking for his son's body to be returned to Libya.