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In a tense standoff outside the Israeli consulate in Istanbul on Tuesday, one terrorist was killed and two others suffered serious injuries during an intense 10-minute exchange of gunfire with police, officials reported.
The unsettling incident unfolded close to a permanent security checkpoint near the consulate building in the Turkish capital, as described by authorities and eyewitnesses.
Video footage captured one of the assailants, dressed in a dark top and carrying a backpack, as he fired shots using both an automatic rifle and a handgun while moving among police and security vehicles.
According to Turkey’s Interior Minister Mustafa Ciftci, the three individuals involved were connected to a group that “exploits religion,” and he confirmed their status as “terrorists.”
During the prolonged gunfight, two police officers sustained injuries, authorities stated.
No Israeli diplomats have been stationed at the consulate since the Hamas-Israel ware broke out in 2023.
With Post wires