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International Desk
The American Consulate in Istanbul has been attacked with six people losing their lives. CumHurriyet Turkey's leading newspaper has reported that the attack was "an obvious act of terrorism" aimed at the United States, according to the US ambassador to Turkey." "This was an attack on an American diplomatic establishment. The persons who lost their lives are Turkish citizens and we are very sad about that," Ross Wilson told reporters in Ankara."
The three assailants jumped from a car and opened fire at the police checkpoint around 11:00a.m. (0800 GMT), officials told reporters, adding that they also fired shots at the building. The security forces returned fire, killing all three gunmen.
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