UNREST IN ISTANBUL: Attack on Police Left 10 Wounded + VIDEO

Mon Aug 10, 2015 11:40:21

Last night suspected suicide attack on the police station in the district of Sultanbeyli in Istanbul Left 10 wounded but clashes continues until morning and Turkish media reports that two Suspected Militants killed in Istanbul clashes with police and one detained after attack on US consulate in Istanbul.

Two suspected militants were killed Monday in clashes with police in the Istanbul district of Sultanbeyli following a suspected suicide attack on the police station in the area, the Dogan news agency reported.

Clashes had raged overnight following the attack on the police base, which left 10 people wounded including three police. The suspected affiliation of the slain militants was not made clear.

Also AFP reporting that one detained after attack on US consulate in Istanbul according to Turkish media.

Monday Morning two attackers opened fire on the U.S. consulate building in Turkey's biggest city, Istanbul and fled when police shot back, broadcaster CNN Turk said, as cited by Reuters.

The Cihan news agency said those involved in the attack on the building in Istanbul's Sariyer district included one man and one woman, Reuters reports.

CNN Turk said there were no casualties.

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