Assailant killed in attempted attack in Turkey

Police killed a would-be suicide bomber who tried to enter the main police station southeastern city of Gaziantep on Tuesday, near the border with Syria
Tuesday, 10 January 2017 15:37

Turkish police killed one attacker who tried to enter the main police station in the southeastern city of Gaziantep on Tuesday, while a second was still at large, Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmuş told reporters in parliament. A police officer was slightly wounded in the shooting.

Television channels reported earlier that a gunfight broke out in front of the complex. Gunfire can be heard near a police station. Several ambulances have been sent to the area.

The man who fired on officers was killed when police fired back at him, a statement from the governor's office said.