The attackers were killed in a shootout that left six people wounded. One of the wounded later died.
In Istanbul on February 6, two intruders linked to the terrorist group Revolutionary People's Liberation Party (DHKP-C) , attacked a police checkpoint near the main courthouse. Both were eliminated.
This is reported by Daily Sabah.
According to the Turkish Ministry of Internal Affairs, two people were killed and six more were injured as a result of shooting in front of the courthouse in Istanbul.
Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said , that it was a terrorist attack targeting a checkpoint near the massive complex of court buildings, informally known as the “Caglayan Court House”.
The minister said that the attackers were a man and a woman with the initials E.I. and P.B. Both were members of the Revolutionary People's Liberation Party Front.
“The attackers were killed on the spot during a shootout with police,” Erlikaya said, adding that an investigation was underway.
An attack in the area injured three police officers and three civilians. One of the wounded later died in hospital.
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Local media reported that one of the terrorists fired at a police checkpoint and fled towards the public space in front of the courthouse. Another terrorist took a gun from her purse and shot several times at the police at the checkpoint.
“The timely intervention of security forces thwarted the treacherous attack,” said Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
He assured that “Turkey will continue to resolutely fight against all terrorist groups and their supporters without discrimination.”
What is known about DHKP-C
DHKP-C – the revolutionary people's liberation party-front – is listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the United States and the European Union. The terrorist group adheres to extreme left-wing ideology and has been actively carrying out attacks and murders in Turkey since the 1980s. DHKP-C's most high-profile attacks include the 2013 suicide bombing in front of the US embassy in Ankara and the murder of prosecutor Mehmet Selim Kiraz. The group was also responsible for the 1996 murder of Ozdemer Sabanci, a tycoon who was part of a prominent business dynasty.
After the attack on the US embassy in February 2013, in March of that year, DHKP-C launched missile attacks on the Turkish Ministry of Justice in Ankara and the headquarters of the ruling Justice and Development Party.
The group has become less active in Turkey in recent years, but remains a serious security threat.
By the way, the Georgian State Security Service stated that it had detained a cargo with six explosive devices, some of which were allegedly transported from Odessa to Voronezh “to commit terrorist attacks.”
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