Reporter wounded in embassy attack discharged from hospital

ISTANBUL - Anatolia News Agency

Didem Tuncay. DHA Photo

Reporter Didem Tuncay, who was wounded in the Feb. 1 suicide attack on the U.S. Embassy in Ankara, was discharged from hospital on Feb. 19, the head doctor of Ankara’s Numune Hospital announced today.

Tuncay was discharged at will and her treatment will continue at home. She will continue to visit to the hospital in accordance with her recovery process, according to Dr. Nurullah Zengin, who added that while eye sight had been lost in Tuncay’s right eye, the damaged functions may return partially in time.

Tuncay, who was reportedly at the site to file a visa application, suffered a head wound in the attack.