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| Two people fired at a courthouse in Istanbul | |||
| 2024-02-07 | |||
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [Regnum] In Istanbul, a man and a woman carried out an armed attack on a courthouse, Turkish Interior Minister Ali Erlikaya reported on the social network X. “Today, at 11:46 (which coincides with Moscow time), an attempt was made to attack the security post at the entrance to the Caglayan court building,” the message says. The attackers were neutralized. However, six people were injured in the attack, including three police officers. The entrances and exits to the courthouse were closed. Police and medical teams were sent to the scene. In a statement, the head of the Turkish Interior Ministry said that the attackers were members of a terrorist organization. The Istanbul Chief Prosecutor's Office has launched an investigation into the incident. As Regnum reported, on February 1, a man broke into a factory located in the Turkish suburb of Gebze.
Later, on February 2, Turkish police neutralized a man who was holding seven Procter & Gamble employees hostage in a suburb of Istanbul. The attacker had a weapon and a belt with explosives on him. All hostages were released.
Third attacker of city court detained in Istanbul [Regnum] The third attacker of the courthouse was detained in Istanbul. Sabah reported this on February 6. The article says that the criminal was detained some time after the attack, since he was able to escape from the scene after the shooting and was injured. In addition, according to the newspaper, the number of victims in the incident increased to seven. As reported by Regnum news agency, the incident occurred at 11:46 (which coincides with Moscow time). Initially, it was reported that two attackers fired at the guards at the entrance to the Caglayan courthouse and were eliminated by return fire. Six casualties were reported, including three police officers. The country's Ministry of Internal Affairs stated that the attackers were members of the DHKP-C terrorist party
It later became known that one of the townspeople wounded in the shootout died in the hospital, despite the efforts of doctors. The lives of the injured police officers are not in danger. | |||
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| #1 Two people fired at a courthouse in Istanbul ...Not Constantinople. Mike |
| Posted by: MikeKozlowski 2024-02-07 08:08 |