Grossman was found shot and seriously injured at his home in Addis Ababa 30 March 2005. The Ethiopian security officials confirmed the incident was not a "terrorist attack," saying the ambassador had tried to commit suicide. The file photo shows Grossman (L) with Israeli Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom (R) in 7 Jan. 2004. (Photo: Xinhua/AFP)

    ADDIS ABABA, March 30 (Xinhuanet) -- The Israeli ambassador to Ethiopia Doron Grossman was found shot in the head Tuesday evening in his apartment at Addis Ababa's Hilton Hotel.

    The Ethiopian security officials confirmed the incident was not a "terrorist attack," saying the ambassador had tried to commit suicide.

    An Ethiopian Foreign Ministry official, who declined to be named, said the ambassador was immediately taken to the Hayat hospital where he received treatment for the last 24 hours.

    Meanwhile, hospital sources said the ambassador was seriously injured and is expected to get better treatment in his home country.

   According to the official, Doron Grossman has left the Horn of Africa country for home. Ethiopian security officials, who visited the ambassador in the hospital, said Grossman was alive until he left the country on Wednesday around 6:00 p.m. local time.

   Grossman, who was about to leave his post after being appointed ambassador to South Africa, was serving in Ethiopia for the last three years. Enditem