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Turkey hit by multiple attacks including roadside bomb and police station blast US consulate targeted as Turkey hit by multiple attacks
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At least eight people have died in a wave of attacks in Turkey, weeks after Ankara launched a crackdown on Islamic State and Kurdish and far-left militants.At least eight people have died in a wave of attacks in Turkey, weeks after Ankara launched a crackdown on Islamic State and Kurdish and far-left militants.
The Nato member has been in a heightened state of alert since starting its “synchronised war on terror” last month, including air strikes against Isis fighters in Syria and Kurdistan Workers party (PKK) militants in northern Iraq. It has also rounded up hundreds of suspected militants at home.The Nato member has been in a heightened state of alert since starting its “synchronised war on terror” last month, including air strikes against Isis fighters in Syria and Kurdistan Workers party (PKK) militants in northern Iraq. It has also rounded up hundreds of suspected militants at home.
In Istanbul, two women opened fire outside the US consulate building. One suspect was arrested. The Doğan news agency said she was aged 51 and had served prison time for being a suspected member of the far-left Revolutionary People’s Liberation Army-Front (DHKP-C), which is virulently anti-American and listed as a terror organisation by the US and Turkey. In Istanbul, two women opened fire outside the US consulate building. One suspect was arrested.
The far-left Revolutionary People’s Liberation Army-Front (DHKP-C), which is virulently anti-American and listed as a terror organisation by the US and Turkey, claimed responsibility.
The Doğan news agency said the arrested suspect is aged 51 and has served prison time for being a suspected member of the DHKP-C.
On the other side of the city, a vehicle laden with explosives was used in an attack on a police station, injuring three police officers and seven civilians, police said.On the other side of the city, a vehicle laden with explosives was used in an attack on a police station, injuring three police officers and seven civilians, police said.
One of the attackers was killed during the bombing, while two others and a police officer died in a subsequent firefight, the Istanbul governor’s office said. Broadcaster CNN Turk said the officer was a senior member of the bomb squad who had been sent to investigate the attack. One of the attackers was killed during the bombing, while two others and a police officer died in a subsequent firefight, the Istanbul governor’s office said. Broadcaster CNN Turk said the officer was a senior member of the bomb squad who had been sent to investigate the attack. There was no immediate claim of responsibility.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for either of the attacks, but US diplomatic missions and police stations have been targeted by far-left groups in Turkey in the past.
In Turkey’s south-eastern Sirnak province, four police officers were killed when their armoured vehicle was hit by roadside explosives in the town of Silopi.In Turkey’s south-eastern Sirnak province, four police officers were killed when their armoured vehicle was hit by roadside explosives in the town of Silopi.
A soldier was also killed when Kurdish militants opened fire on a military helicopter in a separate attack in Sirnak, the military said in a statement. Security sources said at least seven other soldiers were wounded in the attack, which came as the helicopter took off.A soldier was also killed when Kurdish militants opened fire on a military helicopter in a separate attack in Sirnak, the military said in a statement. Security sources said at least seven other soldiers were wounded in the attack, which came as the helicopter took off.
Last month Turkey conducted aerial strikes against Isis positions in Syria and agreed to let the US-led coalition use its bases for its fight against the militants. This followed a suicide bombing blamed on Isis which killed 32 people and after Isis militants fired at Turkish soldiers from across the border in Syria, killing one soldier.Last month Turkey conducted aerial strikes against Isis positions in Syria and agreed to let the US-led coalition use its bases for its fight against the militants. This followed a suicide bombing blamed on Isis which killed 32 people and after Isis militants fired at Turkish soldiers from across the border in Syria, killing one soldier.
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Casting the operations as a war on terrorist groups “without distinction”, it simultaneously launched air strikes on PKK targets in Iraq and in south-eastern Turkey, and has arrested more than 1,300 people suspected of links to Islamist, Kurdish and far-left groups in recent weeks.Casting the operations as a war on terrorist groups “without distinction”, it simultaneously launched air strikes on PKK targets in Iraq and in south-eastern Turkey, and has arrested more than 1,300 people suspected of links to Islamist, Kurdish and far-left groups in recent weeks.
On Sunday, the US military announced that a detachment of six F-16 fighter jets had arrived at Turkey’s southern Incirlik air base.On Sunday, the US military announced that a detachment of six F-16 fighter jets had arrived at Turkey’s southern Incirlik air base.