{"id":43788,"date":"2026-04-07T12:12:05","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T12:12:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=43788"},"modified":"2026-04-07T12:12:05","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T12:12:05","slug":"terrorist-killed-two-others-seriously-injured-in-gun-battle-outside-istanbuls-israeli-consulate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=43788","title":{"rendered":"Terrorist killed, two others seriously injured in gun battle outside Istanbul&#8217;s Israeli consulate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>At least one terrorist was killed and two\u00a0others\u00a0seriously injured in a 10-minute gun battle with\u00a0cops\u00a0outside the Israeli consulate in Istanbul on Tuesday, authorities said.<\/p>\n<p>The terrifying ordeal erupted near a permanent security checkpoint just outside the building that houses the consulate in the Turkish capital, according to authorities and witnesses.<\/p>\n<p>Footage showed one of the attackers \u2014 wearing a dark top and backpack \u2014 firing shots from an automatic rifle and a handgun as he moved among white police and security buses.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Police stand next to the body of a person believed to be one of the terrorists involved in a shooting near the Israeli consulate in Istanbul on Tuesday, April 7, 2026.  <span class=\"credit\">REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Police gather outside the Israeli consulate after a shooting broke out on Tuesday, April 7, 2026. <span class=\"credit\">AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>One person could be seen covered in blood\u00a0while two bodies were spotted lying in nearby parking areas.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>The three suspects had links to an organization that \u201cexploits religion,\u201d Turkey\u2019s Interior Minister Mustafa Ciftci said, confirming they were \u201cterrorists.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The attackers had traveled from the city of Izmit, 60 miles east of Istanbul, in a rented car, he said.<\/p>\n<p>Two of them were brothers\u00a0and\u00a0one had a criminal record related to drugs.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities haven\u2019t released the name of the organization\u00a0but\u00a0the Islamic State group has carried out deadly attacks in Turkey in the past.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, two\u00a0police\u00a0were\u00a0injured in the extended gun battle, authorities said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>A number of police stand by after a deadly shooting near the Israeli consulate in Istanbul. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>An armed soldier stand guard outside the Israeli consulate in Istanbul after a deadly shooting on Tuesday, April 7, 2026. <span class=\"credit\">AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>No Israeli diplomats have been stationed at the consulate since the Hamas-Israel\u00a0ware\u00a0broke out in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>The Israeli foreign ministry confirmed there were no staff at the consulate at the time of the bloodshed.<\/p>\n<p><em>With Post wires<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/04\/07\/world-news\/terrorist-killed-two-others-seriously-injured-in-gun-battle-outside-istanbuls-israeli-consulate\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At least one terrorist was killed and two\u00a0others\u00a0seriously injured in a 10-minute gun battle with\u00a0cops\u00a0outside the Israeli consulate in Istanbul on Tuesday, authorities said. 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