Turkish police shoot three gunmen in clash outside Israel's Istanbul consulate

Police "neutralised" three gunmen in a firefight outside Israel's consulate in Istanbul, authorities said, with one attacker killed and two others severely wounded.

CNN Turk reported that police first asked the gunmen to stop as they approached the building housing the consulate and a gunfight broke out after they refused to comply. 

The gunmen are believed to have been trying to reach the consulate building and get to the level where Israel's diplomatic offices are located, it added.

"Three individuals who engaged in an armed clash with our police officers on duty in front of the Yapı Kredi Plaza Blocks in Istanbul have been neutralised. In the clash, two of our heroic police officers sustained minor injuries," Turkish Interior Minister Mustafa Ciftci said.

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