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Turkish police shoot dead two suspected attackers after explosion | Turkish police shoot dead two suspected attackers after explosion |
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Two people have been killed in a car bomb attack outside a court complex in the coastal Turkish city of Izmir that was followed by gunfight between police and three suspected attackers. | |
The blast killed a police officer and a court employee, and wounded five others. Two suspected attackers were shot dead. | |
A second vehicle thought to have belonged to the attackers was detonated in a controlled explosion, and several ambulances and police were dispatched to the scene. | |
Initial findings suggest the Kurdish PKK militant group was behind the attack, provincial governor Erol Ayyildiz said. | |
“A clash erupted after our police officers wanted to stop a vehicle at a police check point in front of Bayrakli courthouse,” Ayyildiz told reporters. “In this clash, terrorists detonated the car bomb while trying to escape.” | |
Police said a third attacker was being sought. Turkey’s state-run news agency said the suspect was wearing a black coat and a white beret. | |
The incident follows a string of attacks carried out by Islamic State and Kurdish militants that have left Turkey on edge. | |
On Wednesday, police in Izmir investigating the New Year’s Eve attack on the Reina nightclub in Istanbul detained what they said were 20 suspected Isis militants thought to be of central Asian and north African origin. | |
Fake passports, mobile phones and equipment including night vision goggles and a GPS device were seized. | Fake passports, mobile phones and equipment including night vision goggles and a GPS device were seized. |
Isis have claimed the nightclub attack, in which 39 people were killed. The gunman is still at large. | Isis have claimed the nightclub attack, in which 39 people were killed. The gunman is still at large. |
The Turkish government has described the nightclub gunman as an ethnic Uighur who is believed to be part of a cell. | The Turkish government has described the nightclub gunman as an ethnic Uighur who is believed to be part of a cell. |
This is a breaking news story. More details to follow | This is a breaking news story. More details to follow |