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Turkey Detains 4 in Attack on US Consulate

Istanbul shootout is now officially blamed on terrorists

By Kevin Spak,  Newser Staff

Posted Jul 10, 2008 7:14 AM CDT
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(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.

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.
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)
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.
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)
Relatives of the slain police officers are comforted by policewomen, during a ceremony at the police headquarters in Istanbul, Turkey, July 10, 2008.
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)
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