Istanbul hit by attacks on police station, US consulate

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.

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