Two terrorist were killed Monday after they attacked police forces in the city of Istanbul, Security sources told Anadolu News Agency. The sources added the terrorists tried to escape from the police after they fired at them in the area of Gazi Othman Bashaa in Istanbul. The terrorists abandoned their getaway vehicle and the police opened fire at them after numerous attempts to convinces them to surrender, the statement went on. The police are investigating the identities of the terrorist and their affiliation to any other terrorist group in the time being. UPDATE: ISTANBUL - Three policemen and their two assailants were wounded in a gun battle Monday on a street in a working-class Istanbul district after an attack on a motorcycle patrol, officials said. The two attackers were initially reported dead, but Istanbul police chief Celalettin Cerrah said they were hospitalized with injuries.
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The two motorcycle policemen were fired on when they tried to stop a suspicious car in the Gaziosmanpasa district on Istanbul's European side, Cerrah said.
The gunmen sped away, but were quickly cornered by pursuing security forces in nearby Eyup, where a gun battle erupted, leaving the two assailants and an officer injured. No details were immediately available about the gunmen.