One killed, five wounded in attack on Istanbul courthouse

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One person was killed and five others were wounded when leftist militants shot at a police checkpoint in front of a courthouse in Istanbul on Tuesday morning, in what Turkey called an attempted terrorist attack.  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00 Five people, including police officers, were wounded in an attempted terror attack in front

00:07 of the Caglayan Courthouse in Istanbul on Tuesday morning.

00:12 Another injured victim died while receiving treatment at the hospital.

00:18 Two assailants were killed in a gunfire with the security forces during the incident that

00:22 happened at about 11.46 am.

00:26 The Turkish government said the assailants, identified as a woman and a man, are believed

00:31 to be affiliated with the leftist DHKPC militant group.

00:36 The duo reportedly opened fire at a police checkpoint.

00:39 There was a conflict inside.

00:42 A police officer was wounded.

00:46 The police officer was taken directly to the police station.

00:51 Then there was a conflict outside.

00:56 I think it's called a terrorist attack.

00:59 Two terrorists were shot outside.

01:01 There was a lot of panic inside.

01:03 Everyone was lying down.

01:05 The police came.

01:06 The prosecutors came.

01:07 At an event in Karamanmaras, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan reiterated the government's

01:13 commitment to combating terrorism.

01:15 "Turkey will continue its struggle with all terrorist organizations and supporters without

01:22 any distinction.

01:23 I wish our wounded people a quick recovery from my Lord.

01:28 In the meantime, I wish him mercy from God because one of our wounded people has walked

01:35 to the right.

01:36 I wish him mercy from God.

01:39 I kiss the hands of our heroic police officers one by one."

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