04:28 PM | 07 Apr 2026
3 people were killed by gunfire near the Israeli consulate in Istanbul
Fady Mahouly
Turkish police announced on Tuesday that 3 suspects had been neutralized in a shooting incident near the Israeli consulate in the Turkish city of Istanbul.
Turkish official media reported that two policemen were injured in a shooting incident near the Israeli consulate in Istanbul, while it had previously reported that the clash resulted in the death of one person and the injury of another.
A Reuters witness previously said that gunfire was heard near the building that houses the Israeli consulate in Istanbul.
Sources reported that there are no Israeli diplomats in Turkey currently.
On the same level, the Turkish Minister of Justice said that 3 prosecutors will investigate the shooting incident near the Israeli consulate in Istanbul.
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