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Turkey attacks: Deadly violence in Istanbul and Sirnak Turkey attacks: Deadly violence in Istanbul and Sirnak
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A wave of violent attacks hit Turkey on Monday, with four police officers killed in the south east and a bomb blast in the largest city, Istanbul. A wave of violent attacks hit Turkey on Monday, with five members of the security forces killed in the south-east and a bomb blast in Istanbul.
Separately, two assailants opened fire outside the US consulate in Istanbul, but no one was injured or killed. Separately, two assailants opened fire outside the US consulate in Istanbul, but no-one was injured or killed.
The four police were killed by a blast on a road in Sirnak province. Shortly after, gunmen opened fire on a military helicopter, killing one soldier. Four police were killed by a blast on a road in Sirnak province. Shortly after, gunmen opened fire on a military helicopter, killing one soldier.
Tension between the Turkish government and Kurdish militants has been rising.Tension between the Turkish government and Kurdish militants has been rising.
Turkey also recently announced it was taking a more active role against Islamic State militants. Turkey also recently announced it was taking a more active role against Islamic State (IS) militants.
It is not known whether the two attacks in Istanbul are connected. No group has yet said it carried out any of the attacks.
The US consulate attackers fled when police shot back, but one of the two assailants, possibly a woman, has now been arrested, reports say. Istanbul attacks
The US consulate attackers fled when police shot back, but one of the two assailants, thought to be a woman, was later arrested, Turkish media reported.
The consulate said in a tweet that it was closed until further notice.The consulate said in a tweet that it was closed until further notice.
Two suspected militants have been killed in clashes with police in the district of Sultanbeyli where the attack on the police station took place, reports say. In the attack on the police station in the district of Sultanbeyli, a car bomb was detonated, injuring 10 people, including three police officers.
Exchanges then continued throughout the night as other militants fired on the police station. Two suspected militants were killed in ensuing clashes with police and an injured police officer died later in hospital, reports say.
One policeman was also killed in the clashes, reports say. PKK conflict
The explosion in Silopi, in Sirnak province, left four police officers dead and one seriously injured. Following the attack on the military helicopter in Sirnak province, Turkish helicopters bombed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) targets in retaliation.
One soldier was killed and another injured when their helicopter, also in Sirnak, came under fire. A ceasefire in the long-running conflict with the group appeared to disintegrate in July, when Turkey began bombing PKK camps in northern Iraq, at the same time as launching air strikes on IS militants.
Turkish helicopters have also been bombing PKK targets. PKK leader Cemil Bayik has accused Turkey of trying to protect IS by attacking Kurdish fighters.
"They are doing it to limit the PKK's fight against IS. Turkey is protecting IS," he told the BBC in an interview.
Kurdish fighters - among them the PKK - have secured significant victories against IS militants in Syria and Iraq.
But Turkey, like a number of Western countries, considers the PKK a terrorist organisation.
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