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| Istanbul attacks: 'Two attackers shot dead after assault on US consulate building' | Istanbul attacks: 'Two attackers shot dead after assault on US consulate building' |
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| Violence erupted across Turkey on Monday, with six members of the security forces killed and militants firing on the US consulate building in Istanbul. | Violence erupted across Turkey on Monday, with six members of the security forces killed and militants firing on the US consulate building in Istanbul. |
| Two gunmen were killed in a shootout with police in Turkey's largest city, hours after a bomb blast at a police station injured 10 people overnight. | Two gunmen were killed in a shootout with police in Turkey's largest city, hours after a bomb blast at a police station injured 10 people overnight. |
| In simultaneous twin gun attacks, two women fired on the heavily-guarded US consulate and unknown militants shot at a team inspecting the scene of the blast 20 miles to the south-east in Sultanbeyli suburb. | In simultaneous twin gun attacks, two women fired on the heavily-guarded US consulate and unknown militants shot at a team inspecting the scene of the blast 20 miles to the south-east in Sultanbeyli suburb. |
| Meanwhile, in the south-east of the country a roadside bomb killed four police, and Kurdish rebels attacked a helicopter, killing a conscript. | Meanwhile, in the south-east of the country a roadside bomb killed four police, and Kurdish rebels attacked a helicopter, killing a conscript. |
| The Sultanbeyli shootout resulted in the death of two gunmen and a member of the inspection team. At the US consulate building, police returned fire before eventually capturing one of the women, injured in a nearby building. The other was still on the loose on Monday evening. There were no other casualties at the consulate shootout. | The Sultanbeyli shootout resulted in the death of two gunmen and a member of the inspection team. At the US consulate building, police returned fire before eventually capturing one of the women, injured in a nearby building. The other was still on the loose on Monday evening. There were no other casualties at the consulate shootout. |
| The far-left Revolutionary People's Liberation Army-Front, or DHKP-C, identified the captured woman as 51-year-old Hatice Asik, and said she was a member of the group, though it did not directly claim responsibility for the attack. | The far-left Revolutionary People's Liberation Army-Front, or DHKP-C, identified the captured woman as 51-year-old Hatice Asik, and said she was a member of the group, though it did not directly claim responsibility for the attack. |
| The explosion at a police station injured three police officers and seven civilians and caused part of the three-storey police station to catch fire and collapse. | |
| The attacks come at a time of a sharp spike in violence between Turkey's security forces and Kurdish separatist rebels, including the DHKP-C and the PKK, the Kurdistan Workers' Party. | |
| Turkey is also taking a more active role against Isis, or Islamic State, militants. | Turkey is also 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. | |
| 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 |