BATMAN - Ismet Onal, chief of the Turkish National Intelligence Agency (MIT) in the southeastern city of Batman, was killed in an armed attack on Sunday.
Onal, 41, was shot by one of his colleagues outside his office. He was seriously injured in the attack, and died in hospital.
Meanwhile, Batman Governor Haluk Imga told reporters, ''the attacker was identified as one of the agency employees. He was mentally disturbed. The shooting did not appear to be politically motivated. A full investigation into the attack is under way.''
The attacker was arrested.