Turkish police have shot and killed an assailant outside the Israeli consulate in Istanbul. Three gunmen opened fire on the officers on Tuesday. Two policemen and two of the assailants were wounded, Turkish officials say.

Turkish police have shot and killed an assailant outside the Israeli consulate in Istanbul. Three gunmen opened fire on the officers on Tuesday. Two policemen and two of the assailants were wounded, Turkish officials say.

A gunman was killed and two others wounded in a shootout Tuesday with police outside the Israeli consulate in Istanbul, the local governor said, adding that two officers were lightly wounded.  It was not immediately clear if the intended target was the Israeli consulate. 

One attacker is dead and two others injured after a gunfight with police outside the Israeli consulate in Istanbul, Turkey's interior minister says.

Three suspects were “neutralised” at the site, according to media reports. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.