Gunfire has been reported amid armed clashes outside the Isreali consulate in Istanbul, Turkey, on Tuesday.

Turkish media said two police officers were injured and three people were “neutralized”. The Turkish justice minister has confirmed an investigation has been launched after the shooting near the Israeli consulate.

CNN Turk said the Istanbul Governor confirmed one attacker was killed, and two others were wounded and captured. Turkey’s Interior Minister said one of the attackers has “ties to an organization that exploits religion”.

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