Istanbul hit by attacks on police station, US consulate
11.08.2015 - 17:31
Turkey’s biggest city, Istanbul, has been hit by two attacks. Kiev/ Ukraine in Arabic/ Turkey’s biggest city, Istanbul, has been hit by two attacks.
Ten people were injured when militants detonated a car bomb outside a police station. Police then fired at the attackers, killing two people.
On Monday, two attackers fired at the US diplomatic mission in the city. Police later arrested a female suspect. It is as yet unclear whether the attacks were carried out by an organisation, or individuals acting alone. The attacks come at a time of heightened tensions between the Turkish government and Kurdish separtists.
Turkey has been launching air strikes against PKK fighters on both sides of its border with Iraq.