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'Shots fired' at US Istanbul consulate Istanbul violence: Gunfire and blast in Turkish city
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Two gunmen have opened fire outside the US consulate in Istanbul and fled when police shot back, reports say. Violence has flared up in Turkey's largest city, Istanbul, with two gunmen opening fire outside the US consulate, just hours after a bomb attack on a police station.
No-one is reported to have been hurt. At least seven people were reported to have been injured in the bomb blast, including five police officers.
The attack comes hours after a bomb attack on a police station in Istanbul in which at least seven were injured, including five police officers. No-one is reported to have been hurt in the attack on the US consulate.
The attacks come at a time of increased tension between Turkey and rebels of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), and also at a time when Turkey is taking a more active role against Islamic State. The attacks come at a time of increased tension between Turkey and rebels of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
Turkey has also recently announced it was taking a more active role against the Islamic State group.
The US consulate attackers fled when police shot back, reports say.