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Wednesday, July 09, 2008
Terrorist Attack Outside U.S. Consulate in Turkey Leaves 6 Dead
Wednesday, July 09, 2008
Terrorist Attack Outside U.S. Consulate in Turkey Leaves 6 Dead
ISTANBUL, TURKEY: Armed men opened fire Wednesday on Turkish police
guarding the front entrance to the U.S. consulate in Istanbul, killing
three policemen in what Turkish and U.S. officials called a terrorist
attack. Three assailants were also reported killed.
The U.S. ambassador to Turkey, Ross Wilson, and Turkey's foreign ministry said security around all U.S. diplomatic missions in Turkey was immediately increased after the attack, which began about 11 a.m. on the high-walled compound in the Istinye district. All U.S. consulate staff were safe and accounted for, Wilson said.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack. Interior Minister Besir Atalay said police would not reveal the identities of the slain attackers or their possible affiliations for the sake of the investigation.
Footage from a security camera at the site showed four armed and bearded men emerging from a gray car to kill a traffic policeman, then running toward the guardpost 50 yards away as other policemen fired back, the Dogan news agency reported...
-- Source/continues: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,378346,00.html
Edited on: Wednesday, July 09, 2008 11:21.36
Categories: Counter-Terrorism, Political/Diplomatic/Economic