There was an attack on the American Consulate in Istanbul today. No Americans were hurt, but at least six people (including the attackers) were killed in the firefight.
A group of unidentified gunmen opened fire on Turkish security guards outside the United States Consulate in Istanbul on Wednesday, the Turkish authorities said, and at least three police officers and three assailants were killed in a brief gun battle. Officials said that a fourth assailant escaped.
The late-morning attack was the first on a diplomatic mission in the city since 2003 when 62 people were killed in assaults on the British consulate, a bank and two synagogues. While the motives behind this attack were not immediately clear, Turkish officials described the gunmen as terrorists. (source)
We've been advised to wear Canadian flag bins while we're in the country. I suppose bad things happen everywhere. Life is risk.
-t
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