On Tuesday, Turkish police fatally shot a man and a woman affiliated with a leftist "terrorist" organisation after they attacked a security checkpoint outside Istanbul's primary courthouse, injuring six individuals, according to officials. Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya identified the assailants as members of the Revolutionary People's Liberation Party-Front (DHKP-C), a marginal leftist group known for periodic attacks in Turkey since the 1980s. Despite the incident, the group has not initially claimed responsibility for the attack.
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00:00 On Tuesday, Turkish police fatally shot a man and a woman affiliated with the leftist
00:08 terrorist organization after they attacked a security checkpoint outside Istanbul's
00:13 primary courthouse, injuring six individuals, according to officials.
00:17 Interior Minister Ali Yelikaya identified the asylants as members of the Revolutionary
00:22 People's Liberation Party Front, that is DHKPC, a marginal leftist group known for periodic
00:27 attacks in Turkey since the 1980s.
00:30 Despite the incident, the group has not initially claimed responsibility for the attack.
00:34 While the terrorists who attempted to attack were neutralized, six people, including three
00:39 police officers and three citizens, were injured, Yelikaya said in a social media statement.
00:44 Justice Minister Yilmaz Tunk said heroic police officers prevented a "treacherous attack,"
00:50 adding that prosecutors had launched a "multifaceted investigation."
00:54 Images from the scene showed two bodies lying on the ground outside the main entrance of
00:58 the Kaglayan Courthouse, which has been used for some of Turkey's biggest trials.
01:04 Following the incident, authorities took precautions by sealing off courthouse entrances as a security
01:08 measure.
01:09 Turkey has been gradually recovering from a turbulent period that began a decade ago,
01:13 marked by frequent bombings and attacks attributed to jihadist fighters and Kurdish militants.
01:18 While such attacks have diminished in frequency, both Istanbul and Ankara remain vigilant and
01:24 on high alert.
01:25 Just last month, Istanbul witnessed a chilling event as two gunmen opened fire inside a Catholic
01:30 church, resulting in the death of one man.
01:33 The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for this attack.
01:36 In a separate incident in October, two assailants targeted the government district in Ankara,
01:41 injuring two policemen.
01:42 Kurdish militants claimed responsibility for this assault, prompting Turkey to escalate
01:47 airstrikes against Kurdish targets in Syria and Iraq.
01:50 Among the notable attacks in recent years, the DHKPC orchestrated a suicide bombing at
01:56 the US Embassy in Ankara in 2013, claiming the life of a Turkish security guard.
02:01 Designated as a terrorist organization by the US, the DHKPC has been actively resisting
02:06 US influence in the Middle East and beyond.
02:08 In recognition of their threat, Washington offered a $3 million reward for the capture
02:12 of the group's leaders in 2014.
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