Three police and three assailants were killed in an armed attack carried out on the main gate of the United States Consulate in Istanbul around 11:00 a.m. (GMT 0800), Istanbul Governor Muammer Guler said on Wednesday. He later added that two of the four assailants were Turkish citizens. Istanbul's chief prosecutor said it is a "terrorist attack". (UPDATED) ... Enis Yilmaz, an eye-witness standing near the police post at the visa entrance of the U.S. Consulate General in Istanbul, told the Anatolian Agency, "A car moved back and forth. Then I heard several gun shots. I saw three people jump out of the car. The other assailant fled with the car." The U.S. Embassy in Ankara said that at least one assailant opened fire on the Turkish police post at the main entrance of the U.S. Consulate General in Istanbul on Wednesday.
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Enis Yilmaz, an eye-witness standing near the police post at the visa entrance of the U.S. Consulate General in Istanbul, told the Anatolian Agency, "A car moved back and forth. Then I heard several gun shots. I saw three people jump out of the car. The other assailant fled with the car."
The U.S. Embassy in Ankara said that at least one assailant opened fire on the Turkish police post at the main entrance of the U.S. Consulate General in Istanbul on Wednesday.
