Six killed in shootout outside US Istanbul mission: governor

Stuart Williams
AFP
Tuesday, July 8, 2008

Three unidentified gunmen and three Turkish policeman were killed in a shootout outside the US consulate in Istanbul on Wednesday, Governor Muammer Guler said.

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The assailants were killed at the scene, the governor told reporters, adding that they had "directly" targetted the police post outside the high-walled US consulate in the district of Istinye.

One policeman died on the spot, while two others succumbed to their injuries in hospital.

Another policeman and the civilian driver of a police truck were injured, Guler said.

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