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| Istanbul attack: Police break siege and kill two female militants who launched raid on riot police station | |
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| Two women who opened fire on police in Istanbul have been killed after they were trapped in a nearby apartment building, Turkish media reported. | Two women who opened fire on police in Istanbul have been killed after they were trapped in a nearby apartment building, Turkish media reported. |
| A siege situation emerged on Thursday after the women launched a gun and grenade attack on a police bus as it entered a local riot squad headquarters. | A siege situation emerged on Thursday after the women launched a gun and grenade attack on a police bus as it entered a local riot squad headquarters. |
| The incident, in the Bayrampaşa district on the European side of the city, was caught on camera and the extraordinary video of their failed attack ran across Turkish TV channels. | The incident, in the Bayrampaşa district on the European side of the city, was caught on camera and the extraordinary video of their failed attack ran across Turkish TV channels. |
| Further video later emerged of police blasting the doors of the building where the women had fled, and ensuing gunfire could be heard. | Further video later emerged of police blasting the doors of the building where the women had fled, and ensuing gunfire could be heard. |
| Officials later reported that both women had been killed in the special forces raid, while one police officer was wounded in the arm. | Officials later reported that both women had been killed in the special forces raid, while one police officer was wounded in the arm. |
| Earlier, video of the attack on the station appeared to show two women dressed in everyday clothing pull out weapons and fire upon members of the public and a Turkish police bus. | Earlier, video of the attack on the station appeared to show two women dressed in everyday clothing pull out weapons and fire upon members of the public and a Turkish police bus. |
| While one woman fires what appears to be an uzi-style weapon, the other throws grenades from her bag. The second woman then pulls out a handgun and opens fire on an unseen target directly below the point where the video is being filmed. | While one woman fires what appears to be an uzi-style weapon, the other throws grenades from her bag. The second woman then pulls out a handgun and opens fire on an unseen target directly below the point where the video is being filmed. |
| There was no immediate claim of responsibility for Thursday's attack, but attacks on the security forces have increased as violence flares in the country's predominantly Kurdish southeast, where a ceasefire between Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) militants and the state collapsed last July. | There was no immediate claim of responsibility for Thursday's attack, but attacks on the security forces have increased as violence flares in the country's predominantly Kurdish southeast, where a ceasefire between Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) militants and the state collapsed last July. |
| The radical leftist group DHKP-C has also repeatedly staged similar attacks on police stations, largely in Istanbul suburbs. | The radical leftist group DHKP-C has also repeatedly staged similar attacks on police stations, largely in Istanbul suburbs. |