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Turkey Detains 4 in Attack on US Consulate

Posted Jul 10, 08 7:14 AM CDT in World 

(Newser) – Authorities have apprehended four people in connection with yesterday’s attack on the US consulate in Istanbul, according to a Turkish news agency. The assault left three policemen and three shooters dead, with another assailant escaping in a getaway car. It’s unclear if the driver is among the four apprehended. The shootout has officially been declared a terrorist attack.

Police are still investigating whether one of the slain gunmen had any relationship with al-Qaeda when he visited Afghanistan.

Source Associated Press

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Comrades carry the Turkish flag-wrapped coffin of the slain police officer Nedim Calik during a ceremony at the police headquarters in Istanbul, Turkey, Thursday, July 10, 2008.   (AP Photo/Ibrahim Usta)
Relatives of the slain police officers are comforted by policewomen, during a ceremony at the police headquarters in Istanbul, Turkey, July 10, 2008.   (AP Photo/Murad Sezer)
A Turkish policeman, center, left in a blue shirt, and an unidentified man lie on the ground lifeless outside of the U.S. Consulate after an attack in Istanbul, Turkey, Wednesday, July 9, 2008.   (AP Photo)
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