Document #1341355

BBC News

Attack at US Istanbul consulate

http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/europe/7497049.stm

ecoi.net summary:
Istanbul: 3 Turkish policemen and 3 gunmen are killed in a gun battle outside the US consulate; according to police sources, the suspects belonged to a Turkish Sunni Islamic fundamentalist group and have supposedly links to al-Qaeda
Country:
Turkey
Source:
BBC News
Original link:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/europe/7497049.stm
Document type:
Media Report
Language:
English
Published:
9 July 2008
Document ID:
1341355 (former ID 100027)

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