STORY: Two attackers of Istanbul courthouse members of terror group: minister
SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 6, 2024
DATELINE: Feb. 7, 2024
LENGTH: 00:01:04
LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye
CATEGORY: POLITICS

SHOTLIST:
1. various of the two people who attacked Istanbul Caglayan Courthouse being shot by police officers in Türkiye
2. various of people fleeing in panic due to armed conflict
3. various of the crime scene investigation teams working in the area where the clash took place
4. various of the wounded taken to hospital by ambulance

STORYLINE:

The two attackers who were captured dead in the gun attack on a courthouse in Istanbul on Tuesday were members of the outlawed Revolutionary People's Liberation Party-Front (DHKP-C), said Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya.

"At 11:46 a.m. local time (0846 GMT) today, an attack was attempted against the checkpoint in front of Gate C of Istanbul Caglayan Courthouse," Yerlikaya said on social media platform X.

Two attackers were captured dead, Yerlikaya said, noting that six people, including three police officers, were wounded in the attack.

The NTV broadcaster put the death toll at three after a wounded citizen died.

Many police and special operation teams rushed to the area, blocking the entrance and the exit of the courthouse, located on the European side of the city, NTV said.

Justice Minister Yilmaz Tunc announced that the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office initiated a judicial investigation of the attack.

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Istanbul, Türkiye.
(XHTV)