Police Clash With Militants in Istanbul as Violence Flares
Istanbul Violence Flares as Police Clash With Militants
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In an escalation of the violence spreading in Turkey since July, security forces in Istanbul exchanged fire with unidentified gunmen Monday hours after a car bomb targeted a police station.
Two gunmen and a senior police officer were killed in the Sultanbeyli district, the state-run Anadolu Agency reported. Ten people were injured earlier in the attack against the police station in the same area, where support for the Islamic-rooted AK Party runs high. Separately, two assailants opened fire at the U.S. consulate compound in the city. The shooting was blamed on the leftist DHKP-C militant group.