On Wednesday, around 11.00 am there has been a terrorist attack to the consulate by three unidentified gunmen coming with gray colored van. Three gunmen shot the police guard post office in front of the consulate. According to the recent news, three polices (two male and one female) and three terrorist are killed.
The officials of Turkey defined the action as a terrorist attack and Istanbul Governor Muammer Guler has visited the Istinye district where the consulate is situated with high and well secured walls and stated that “There is not doubt that this is a terrorist attack”.
There are news which are also not verified by the officials yet such as the terrorist’s having Syrian passports with them. Some claims that they are Turkish people who had visited Afghanistan before for few times.
U.S. Ambassador Ross Wilson made a statement that he is not in a position to make speculations over the attack and he stated that he is appreciated the police forces ability to secure the U.S Consulate under this attack.
On 20th of November, 2003, two major terrorist attacks took place in to HSBS Bank main building in Levent and British Consulate in Istanbul and 27 civilians were killed including British Ambassador Roger Short and around 450 were wounded.
Gokhan KURTARAN
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