Suspect in Turkish attack says he was only a driver
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A Spanish patrol boat rescued 33 people and recovered a body from the boat Wednesday off the coast of Almeria province in southern Spain, officials said. (article 8)
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. (article 3)
The 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. (article 3)
With the identity of three of the four armed men who attacked the US consulate in Istanbul now clearer, speculation is mounting that the attack was the work of a Turkish terror group linked to al-Qaeda. (article 6)
Reports in the Turkish media have quoted unnamed police officials as confirming that the three attackers who died in the incident have been identified as Turkish citizens from the east of the country, and members of a Turkish Sunni Islamic fundamentalist group. (article 6)
The attack on Wednesday morning resulted in the deaths of three of the four attackers and three policemen, as well as the wounding of another policeman and a truck driver. (article 6)
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Source articles
- Suspect in Turkish attack says he was only a driver (seattletimes.nwsource.com, 07/11/2008, 551 words)
- Suspect in attack on U.S. Consulate arrested - (baltimoresun.com, 07/11/2008, 472 words)
- 6 Die in Attack on U.S. Post in Turkey (nytimes.com, 07/10/2008, 1026 words)
- Four Detained After Deadly Istanbul Attack (nytimes.com, 07/11/2008, 828 words)
- At least six killed in shootout at U.S. consulate in Istanbul (haaretz.com, 07/09/2008, 419 words)
- 'Al-Qaeda links' to Istanbul attack (BBC News, 07/09/2008, 509 words)
- Sudan president may face charges (seattletimes.nwsource.com, 07/11/2008, 415 words)
- Los Angeles Times (L.A. Times, 07/11/2008, 688 words)
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