An armed attack was waged on a vehicle carrying a group of Turkish journalists in the self-claimed independent region of South Ossetia, the semi-official Anatolia news agency reported on Sunday.
Turkish officials were quoted as saying that journalist Recep Ozturk was wounded, while others were not injured in the attack.
Ozturk and the other journalists were taken to a hospital in Tskhinvali, said the officials.
Meanwhile, a crisis desk has been set up in the Turkish foreign ministry in regard to clashes in the region, according to the report.
South Ossetia declared independence from Georgia in the early 1990s and was governed by a secessionist government since then, although its independence has not been internationally recognized.
On Friday, Georgian troops began a military action against South Ossetia's forces in an attempt to re-establish control over the region. In response, Russian troops moved into the region to fight the Georgian forces and its warplanes also bombed the region.
Russia said the two-day conflict has killed 1,500 people and that the death toll is expected to rise.
Source:Xinhua
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