A woman armed with guns and hand grenades was shot dead as she tried to attack Istanbul's police headquarters on Wednesday just a day after a deadly hostage situation in the city. A picture of the red-haired woman lying on the ground with a rifle strapped to her body and a handgun by her side has emerged and television footage showed police sealing off the street in the central Aksaray neighbourhood.
The attack comes a day after Turkish prosecutor
Mehmet Selim Kiraz, 46, died in hospital after members of the Revolutionary People's Liberation Party-Front (DHKP-C) stormed a courthouse and took him hostage. It is not known who fired the fatal shots.
'The Istanbul police headquarters on Vatan street was targeted by rifle fire and a female terrorist was killed in the clash. The woman was carrying a rifle, two hand grenades and one pistol, the Istanbul governor's office said in a statement today.
Source DailyMail.com
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