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0:00William Howard Evans, with the top stories, Turkish authorities say at least one attacker has been killed and two others wounded in a gunfight with police outside a building housing the Israeli consulate in East Ambul. Two police officers responding to the incident have also been injured. A large number of authorities remain in the area, including armed officials and ambulance crews. Turkey's Interior Minister says all of the attackers have now been identified, adding one has ties to an organization that exploits religion. Iranian media is reporting a strike, has hit a railway bridge in Kashan, killing two people, hours after Israel warned Iranian civilians to avoid train travel. Israel says it's completed a wave of strikes against Iran, but didn't specify what it was targeting. Separately, Israeli authorities say Iran has launched more missiles towards the country
1:00with defensive systems working to intercept them. Plus, legal experts say the decision to press criminal charges against former SAS soldier Ben Robert Smith is exceptional in modern times. He is now one of two soldiers charged with the war crime of murder this century. The first is Oliver Schultz, who has pleaded not guilty and will stand trial next year. International lawyer Don Rothwell says that will act as something of a test case ahead of Ben Robert Smith's trial. And for more news at any time, make sure you follow the ABC Top Stories podcast.
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