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It was reported by CNN that several Turkish reporters were attacked in Georgia on August 10, 2008. One of the reporters suffered a nonfatal gunshot wound to the head. All of the reporters involved in the incident returned home to Turkey alive on August 14, 2008.CNN: Turkish journalists attacked in Georgia (August 15, 2008)
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- The reporters' vehicle came under attack in Georgia on August 10, 2008CNN: Turkish journalists attacked in Georgia (August 15, 2008)
- A video depicting the incident aired on Turkish television on August 13, 2008CNN: Turkish journalists attacked in Georgia (August 15, 2008)
- The video showed the reporters ducking for cover and reciting Muslim prayersCNN: Turkish journalists attacked in Georgia (August 15, 2008)
- This is one of many attacks that have taken place between Turkish reporters and Russian forcesCNN: Turkish journalists attacked in Georgia (August 15, 2008)
- The journalists were en route from Gori, Georgia, to Tshinvali when the attack took place
- Reporter Levent Ozturk was shot in his left eyeCNN: Turkish journalists attacked in Georgia (August 15, 2008)
- Cameraman Guray Ervin was shot in the shoulderTelegraph: Journalists come under attack in Georgia (August 15, 2008)
- The injured reporters were taken to a hospital in TshinvaliCNN: Turkish journalists attacked in Georgia (August 15, 2008)
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"Some 10-15 soldiers sprayed our car with weapons for at least 4 or 5 minutes. I could not move the vehicle since the engine broke down. We shouted at the soldiers that we were journalists. We also took our t-shirts off and waved them out of windows. Some 4 or 5 minutes later, soldiers approached us."—Guray Ervin, CameramanTelegraph: Journalists come under attack in Georgia (August 15, 2008) -
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