Shootout at Israeli Consulate in Istanbul

0:00On April 7th, a shootout erupted outside the Israeli consulate in Istanbul today, around 12.15 pm local time. Police killed one gunman, wounded two others, and took light injuries themselves with two officers hit. The governor confirmed the details, but it's unclear if the consulate was the real target. No Israeli diplomats are in Turkey right now. Emissions across the region got evacuated for security after the October 7th, 2023. Amas attacks, sources say that's kept everyone off Turkish soil lately. Turkish authorities identified the attackers fast, calling the dead one linked to a terrorist group that twists religion for its aims. Their brothers, one with a drug record, who rolled into Istanbul from Ismit in a rental car, decked in camouflage with long guns and backpacks. Police swarmed the Levent business district, leaving blood stains in a nearby lot, and footage showed officers firing near a busy road while medics, rushed and injured person away. This comes amidst stepped up raids on militants after a deadly IS attack in Yalova last December

1:04that killed three cops. Investigators from the Istanbul prosecutor's office are digging deep now, piecing together the full motive as tensions simmer in the area.