Morning Brief: U.S. consulate attacked in Istanbul

Top Story Getty Images Six people, three Turkish police and three gunmen, are dead after a thwarted attack on the U.S. consulate in Istanbul. One assailant managed to drive away after a 15-minute gunbattle. No Americans were injured or killed in the assault on the consulate, which is heavily fortified. “There is no doubt that ...

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Six people, three Turkish police and three gunmen, are dead after a thwarted attack on the U.S. consulate in Istanbul. One assailant managed to drive away after a 15-minute gunbattle. No Americans were injured or killed in the assault on the consulate, which is heavily fortified. “There is no doubt that this was a terrorist attack,” Istanbul’s governor told the press, but authorities aren’t sure who was behind it. Two of the slain attackers have been identified as Turkish, however.

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