Turkey in shock: Armed assault against US consulate in Istanbul

Three attackers and three policemen lost their lives in an armed attack in front of the US consulate in Istanbul, Reuters informs. One of the attackers managed to flee and is currently hunted by the authorities. The shots at the scene continued for six minutes.

According to New York Times, the attack was the first on a diplomatic mission in the city since 2003 when 62 people were killed in assaults on the British consulate, a bank and two synagogues.