Turkey police kill 2 attackers

The Turkish police have killed two people who allegedly attacked a court in Istanbul in what authorities labelled a “terrorist act”.

The incident on Tuesday morning also saw six people injured, including three police officers, officials said, blaming it on the leftist armed group Revolutionary People’s Liberation Party/Front (DHKP-C).

Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said on X that the shooters were killed in a gun battle after they opened fire on a checkpoint near the Caglayan court in Istanbul. The suspects, a man and a woman identified only as EY and PB were alleged members of the DHKP-C, enlisted as a “terrorist group” in Turkey, he said. The DHKP-C has waged a campaign against the Turkish state since the 1980s. Footage from the scene in the aftermath of the incident showed a heavy police presence at the entrance to the court, with entry and exit points closed. Justice Minister Yilmaz Tunc said prosecutors had launched an investigation into the attack.