Posted: 3:02 am EDT
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The Daily Sabah is reporting that two unidentified attackers opened fire on the police team in front of the U.S. Consulate building in Istanbul’s Sarıyer district early Monday. No casualties were reported.
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#BREAKING: Two attackers open fire on US consulate in #Istanbul http://t.co/e13Q3qWt0Q pic.twitter.com/oICXVCBDCy
— Hurriyet Daily News (@HDNER) August 10, 2015
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Assailants open fire on #US #consulate in Istanbul http://t.co/SwCvYyCSSe #news #Turkey #Istanbul pic.twitter.com/AwAVBLCMtE — Yeni Şafak English (@yenisafakEN) August 10, 2015
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Reports of shots fired outside the US consulate building in Istanbul, as attackers flee scene, local media says. — Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) August 10, 2015
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Turkish media reports a female suspect has been detained by police following an attack on a U.S. consulate building in #Istanbul
— Sky News Newsdesk (@SkyNewsBreak) August 10, 2015
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US Consulate in Istanbul targeted in armed attack http://t.co/vULYmIfcjp pic.twitter.com/QALLKGVN6p
— ANADOLU AGENCY (ENG) (@anadoluagency) August 10, 2015
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In a separate incident, Al Jazeera reports that a car bomb hit the police station in the Sultanbeyli neighbourhood of Istanbul at about 1am local time on Monday morning. The Daily Sabah reports that seven civilians and three police officers were slightly injured, and that the attacker was killed.
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