ISTANBUL (AP) — Three assailants opened fire at police outside a building housing the Israeli Consulate in Istanbul on Tuesday, sparking a gunfight that left one attacker dead, Turkish officials said. The two other assailants were wounded and captured. Two police officers sustained slight injuries in the clash, Istanbul Gov. Davut Gul told reporters. The […]

Three assailants opened fire at police outside a building housing the Israeli Consulate in Istanbul on Tuesday, sparking a gunfight that left one attacker dead, Turkish officials said. The two other a

Turkish officials say that gunmen attacked a building housing the Israeli Consulate in Istanbul, sparking a gunfight that left one assailant dead and two police officers wounded.

A gunman was killed and two others wounded in a shootout Tuesday with police outside the Israeli consulate in Istanbul, the local governor said, adding that two officers were lightly wounded.  It was not immediately clear if the intended target was the Israeli consulate. 

Turkish police have shot and killed an assailant outside the Israeli consulate in Istanbul. Three gunmen opened fire on the officers on Tuesday. Two policemen and two of the assailants were wounded, Turkish officials say.

Turkish police have shot and killed an assailant outside the Israeli consulate in Istanbul. Three gunmen opened fire on the officers on Tuesday. Two policemen and two of the assailants were wounded, Turkish officials say.

2 Attackers Killed In Gunfight Outside Israeli Consulate In Istanbul

Two police officers sustained slight injuries in the clash, Istanbul Gov. Davut Gul told reporters

Gunmen attacked the Israeli Consulate in Istanbul, resulting in a police clash; no diplomats were present amid security concerns.

Gunmen attacked the Israeli Consulate in Istanbul, resulting in a police clash; no diplomats were present amid security concerns.

ISTANBUL: One attacker was killed and two others were wounded in an extended gun battle with police outside the tower building housing the Israeli consulate in Istanbul on Tuesday (Apr 7).Footage showed the backpack-wearing attackers firing with automatic rifles and handguns, and police officers

The gunman who was killed was affiliated with “a terror group,” officials said.

Turkish authorities have launched a full-scale investigation after a shooting outside a building hosting the Israeli consulate in Istanbul left two attackers dead, one wounded, and several police officers injured. The incident took place on Tuesday in the Levent district, triggering a large security response and the closure of major roads in the area, including Büyükdere Street.

Istanbul Governor Davut Gül described the attack as “a move that smells of provocation.”

A gunfight erupted outside a building housing the Israeli Consulate in Istanbul on Tuesday, leaving two assailants dead.

Two attackers killed in a gunfight outside the Israeli consulate in Istanbul; police officers were also injured. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

April 7 (UPI) -- One man was killed and two others were "neutralized" on Tuesday after gunmen exchanged fire with police near the Israeli consulate in Istanbul, Turkish authorities said.

Two wounded assailants are brothers, who traveled from Izmit; one is associated with terror group that 'exploits religion,' authorities say, in possible allusion to ISIS

No Israeli diplomats are currently in Turkey and the Istanbul consulate has been empty for the past two-and-a-half years.

No Israeli diplomats are currently in Turkey and the Istanbul consulate has been empty for the past two-and-a-half years.

No Israeli diplomats are currently in Turkey and the Istanbul consulate has been empty for the past two-and-a-half years.

One attacker is dead and two others injured after a gunfight with police outside the Israeli consulate in Istanbul, Turkey's interior minister says.

Three suspects were “neutralised” at the site, according to media reports. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.