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| Istanbul gun attack: 'Two attackers killed after assault on US consulate building' | Istanbul gun attack: 'Two attackers killed after assault on US consulate building' |
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| Two gunmen have reportedly been killed in a shootout with police in Istanbul following an attack on the US consulate building and explosion at a police station. | Two gunmen have reportedly been killed in a shootout with police in Istanbul following an attack on the US consulate building and explosion at a police station. |
| No-one else was hurt in the attack, launched on Monday, the Dogan news agency reported. | No-one else was hurt in the attack, launched on Monday, the Dogan news agency reported. |
| Local media reports said two attackers, one man and one woman, fled after police fired back following the assault on the European side of the city. | Local media reports said two attackers, one man and one woman, fled after police fired back following the assault on the European side of the city. |
| The woman was later injured by gunfire and detained by police, while two gunmen were killed in a subsequent fire fight with police in the Asian side of the city, according to reports. | The woman was later injured by gunfire and detained by police, while two gunmen were killed in a subsequent fire fight with police in the Asian side of the city, according to reports. |
| The gun attack followed an explosion at a police station in the Sultanbeyli area of the city that injured at least 10 people, and caused part of the three-storey building to collapse. People look at a police station which was damaged during an attack in Istanbul, Turkey August 10, 2015. | |
| Istanbul police headquarters confirmed in a statement that three police officers and seven civilians were wounded in the blast. | Istanbul police headquarters confirmed in a statement that three police officers and seven civilians were wounded in the blast. |
| Both attacks come at a time of a sharp spike in violence between Turkey's security forces and rebels of the Kurdistan Workers' Party, or PKK. | Both attacks come at a time of a sharp spike in violence between Turkey's security forces and rebels of the Kurdistan Workers' Party, or PKK. |
| Turkey is taking a more active role against Isis, or Islamic State, militants. | Turkey is taking a more active role against Isis, or Islamic State, militants. |
| Last month it conducted air strikes against Isis positions in Syria and agreed to let the US-led coalition use its bases for its fight against Isis. Member of Turkish SWAT team stand near destroyed cars after a explosion. | |
| The move followed a suicide bombing blamed on Isis which killed 32 people and after Isis militants fired at Turkish soldiers from across the border in Syria, killing one soldier. | The move followed a suicide bombing blamed on Isis which killed 32 people and after Isis militants fired at Turkish soldiers from across the border in Syria, killing one soldier. |
| On Sunday, the US military announced that a detachment of six F-16 fighter jets have arrived at Turkey's southern Incirlik Air Base to join the fight against Isis militants. | On Sunday, the US military announced that a detachment of six F-16 fighter jets have arrived at Turkey's southern Incirlik Air Base to join the fight against Isis militants. |
| Additional reporting by Reuters and AP | Additional reporting by Reuters and AP |