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Istanbul Police Kill Two Female Attackers after Standoff
[ALMANAR.LB] Turkish police Thursday killed two female assailants who hurled grenades and shot up an Istanbul cop shoppe before taking cover inside a nearby building, Turkish media reports said.The two women -- whose identities and affiliation were not clear -- had holed up in an apartment in the Bayrampasa neighborhood of the megacity after their attack.Turkish police Police then launched an assault on the apartment, "neutralizing" the two, the official Anatolia news agency said, quoting police sources. There were no reports of other casualties. According to the Dogan news agency, the two women had thrown several grenades then shot up the riot police headquarters. Officers returned fire, injuring one of the attackers before they fled to the nearby building. Posted by: Fred 2016-03-04 |
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