<p>Ankara: An armed man took staff hostage at a Procter & Gamble factory in northwestern Turkey on Thursday in an apparent protest against Israel's military campaign in Gaza, the Demiroren News Agency reported.</p><p>The unidentified man entered the factory in Gebze industrial zone in Kocaeli province around 3 pm. (1200 GMT), Demiroren said, adding that police rushed to the scene and were trying to persuade him to give himself up.</p><p>Seven people were believed to have been taken hostage - six men and one woman - Demiroren said, adding that there was a second unidentified hostage-taker.</p>.Israeli forces pound Gaza, Hamas studies ceasefire proposal. <p>The Kocaeli governor arrived at the scene and was briefed by police, it added. Turkish authorities have not issued any statement on the incident.</p><p>A photo released by local media showed a man inside the factory whose face was covered with a Palestinian scarf and who was wearing what looked possibly like an explosive device.</p><p>Another photo from the scene showed the man holding a gun in one hand and making a 'V' sign with his other hand in front of a wall on which Turkish and Palestinian flags were painted with a script that reads: "Gates will open. Either coffin rest or death for Gaza."</p>
<p>Ankara: An armed man took staff hostage at a Procter & Gamble factory in northwestern Turkey on Thursday in an apparent protest against Israel's military campaign in Gaza, the Demiroren News Agency reported.</p><p>The unidentified man entered the factory in Gebze industrial zone in Kocaeli province around 3 pm. (1200 GMT), Demiroren said, adding that police rushed to the scene and were trying to persuade him to give himself up.</p><p>Seven people were believed to have been taken hostage - six men and one woman - Demiroren said, adding that there was a second unidentified hostage-taker.</p>.Israeli forces pound Gaza, Hamas studies ceasefire proposal. <p>The Kocaeli governor arrived at the scene and was briefed by police, it added. Turkish authorities have not issued any statement on the incident.</p><p>A photo released by local media showed a man inside the factory whose face was covered with a Palestinian scarf and who was wearing what looked possibly like an explosive device.</p><p>Another photo from the scene showed the man holding a gun in one hand and making a 'V' sign with his other hand in front of a wall on which Turkish and Palestinian flags were painted with a script that reads: "Gates will open. Either coffin rest or death for Gaza."</p>