Turkey's Top Education Body Chief Escapes Attack

Turkey's chairman of the high education board Erdogan Tezic, a well-known secularist, has escaped an attempt on his life.

Turkey's chairman of the high education board Erdogan Tezic, a well-known secularist, has escaped an attempt on his life, Turkish television said on Wednesday.

Three shots were fired at Tezic's bodyguards, television said.