
From Yahoo News:
ISTANBUL, Turkey - Men armed with pistols and shotguns attacked a police guard post outside the U.S. consulate in Istanbul on Wednesday, sparking a gunbattle that left three attackers and three officers dead.
Turkish and U.S. officials called the shooting a terrorist attack. The U.S. ambassador to Turkey and Turkey's foreign ministry said security around all American diplomatic missions in Turkey had been increased.
Yavuz Erkut Yuksel, a bystander, told CNN-Turk television the attackers emerged from a white vehicle and surprised the guard.
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Chief Prosecutor Says Modus Operandi Points To An Act Of Terror -- Turkish Press
Six dead in attack on U.S. consulate in Istanbul -- LA Times
6 dead in U.S. consulate attack in Istanbul-governor -- Reuters
Six killed in attack outside US mission in Istanbul -- AFP
Shootout in Turkey Kills 3 Police Officers, 3 Gunmen Outside US Consulate -- Voice Of America
3 Police and 3 Gunmen Die in Attack on U.S. Post in Turkey -- New York Times
Six killed in a terror attack on U.S. Consulate in Turkey's Istanbul -- Hot News Turkey
Attack on U.S. consulate in Turkey called terrorism -- CNN
3 Police and 3 Gunmen Killed at U.S. Istanbul Mission -- ABC News
Gunmen Attack U.S. Consulate In Istanbul -- CBS News
Attack at US Istanbul consulate -- BBC
'Terrorist Attack' Outside U.S. Consulate in Turkey Leaves 6 Dead -- FOX News
Gunmen open
Yavuz Erkut Yuksel, a bystander, told CNN-Turk television the attackers emerged from a white vehicle and surprised the guard.
Read more ....
Chief Prosecutor Says Modus Operandi Points To An Act Of Terror -- Turkish Press
Six dead in attack on U.S. consulate in Istanbul -- LA Times
6 dead in U.S. consulate attack in Istanbul-governor -- Reuters
Six killed in attack outside US mission in Istanbul -- AFP
Shootout in Turkey Kills 3 Police Officers, 3 Gunmen Outside US Consulate -- Voice Of America
3 Police and 3 Gunmen Die in Attack on U.S. Post in Turkey -- New York Times
Six killed in a terror attack on U.S. Consulate in Turkey's Istanbul -- Hot News Turkey
Attack on U.S. consulate in Turkey called terrorism -- CNN
3 Police and 3 Gunmen Killed at U.S. Istanbul Mission -- ABC News
Gunmen Attack U.S. Consulate In Istanbul -- CBS News
Attack at US Istanbul consulate -- BBC
'Terrorist Attack' Outside U.S. Consulate in Turkey Leaves 6 Dead -- FOX News
Gunmen open
Six killed in attack outside US mission in Istanbul -- AFP
Shootout in Turkey Kills 3 Police Officers, 3 Gunmen Outside US Consulate -- Voice Of America
3 Police and 3 Gunmen Die in Attack on U.S. Post in Turkey -- New York Times
Six killed in a terror attack on U.S. Consulate in Turkey's Istanbul -- Hot News Turkey
Attack on U.S. consulate in Turkey called terrorism -- CNN
3 Police and 3 Gunmen Killed at U.S. Istanbul Mission -- ABC News
Gunmen Attack U.S. Consulate In Istanbul -- CBS News
Attack at US Istanbul consulate -- BBC
'Terrorist Attack' Outside U.S. Consulate in Turkey Leaves 6 Dead -- FOX News
Gunmen open fire at U.S. consulate -- MSNBC
Turkey shooting: Six dead in US consulate attack in Istanbul -- Telegraph
My Comment: All of the attackers were 20 - 25 years old. I can almost predict what type of background they have. Devout Muslim worshippers, who were strongly influence by their clerics. They have been trained in Jihad camps .... and I expect Iraq to be thrown into the mix.
Shootout in Turkey Kills 3 Police Officers, 3 Gunmen Outside US Consulate -- Voice Of America
3 Police and 3 Gunmen Die in Attack on U.S. Post in Turkey -- New York Times
Six killed in a terror attack on U.S. Consulate in Turkey's Istanbul -- Hot News Turkey
Attack on U.S. consulate in Turkey called terrorism -- CNN
3 Police and 3 Gunmen Killed at U.S. Istanbul Mission -- ABC News
Gunmen Attack U.S. Consulate In Istanbul -- CBS News
Attack at US Istanbul consulate -- BBC
'Terrorist Attack' Outside U.S. Consulate in Turkey Leaves 6 Dead -- FOX News
Gunmen open fire at U.S. consulate -- MSNBC
Turkey shooting: Six dead in US consulate attack in Istanbul -- Telegraph
My Comment: All of the attackers were 20 - 25 years old. I can almost predict what type of background they have. Devout Muslim worshippers, who were strongly influence by their clerics. They have been trained in Jihad camps .... and I expect Iraq to be thrown into the mix.