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German Police Shoot Dead Knife-Wielding Attacker
German police on Sunday shot dead a knife-wielding Turkish man who sought to attack officers in the city of Gelsenkirchen.
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Turkish Policeman Tries To Kill Self In Istanbul Hospital, Causes Panic
A Turkish hospital official says an armed police officer receiving psychiatric treatment at an Istanbul hospital barricaded himself into a room and attempted to commit suicide on Wednesday, causing panic.
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2 Killed In Car Bombing In Turkish City; 2 Attackers Dead
A car bomb struck near a courthouse in the western Turkish city of Izmir Thursday that was followed by a shootout between three of the assailants and police. A police officer and a courthouse employee were killed while the gunfight left two of the assailants dead.
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Turkish Police Officer, Invoking Aleppo, Guns Down Russian Ambassador In Ankara
A gunman in Turkey wearing a business suit and tie opened fire Monday on Russia's ambassador, killing the diplomat and wounding several others at photo exhibit in the Turkish capital, officials said. The gunman was killed as panicked people scattered for cover in the gallery.
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11 Turkish Police Officers Killed In Suicide Bombing Blamed On Kurdish Rebels
Eleven Turkish police officers were killed and 78 people injured today in a suicide truck bombing by suspected Kurdish rebels.
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8 Cops Killed, 45 People Wounded In Turkey Car Bomb Attack: Report
Eight Turkish police officers were killed and 45 more people injured on Friday when a car bomb blamed on Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) militants exploded outside a police building in the southeast of the country.
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Coup Attempt Ignites Violence In Turkey; President's Supporters Resist In The Streets
Turkey was plunged into chaos on Friday after elements of the military launched a coup, tanks deployed in major cities and people swarmed onto the streets in a show of support for the elected government of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
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2 Policemen Killed In Car Bomb Attack On Police Station In Turkey's Midyat
Two Turkish police officers were killed in a car bomb attack on a police station in the southeastern town of Midyat in Mardin province on Wednesday, Dogan news agency said.
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Istanbul Bomb Attack Kills 11, Including 7 Policemen: Governor
A car bomb attack on a Turkish police bus killed 11 people, seven of them police officers, in the central Istanbul district of Vezneciler on Tuesday, Istanbul Governor Vasip Sahin told reporters near the scene.
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Kurdistan Workers Party Bomb Attack Kills 6 In Turkish Security Forces: Reports
Five Turkish soldiers and one special forces police officer were killed Saturday in a bomb attack blamed on Kurdish militants in the southeast of the country, the Dogan news agency reported.
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Six Police Officers Killed In Bomb Attack In Turkey's Diyarbakir
Six police officers were killed and at least 23 people wounded on Thursday in a bomb attack targeting a Turkish police vehicle in the Kurdish-majority southeastern city of Diyarbakir, a security source said.
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Turkey's Military: 45 PKK Rebels Killed In Air Strikes
At least 45 Kurdish rebels were killed in Turkish air strikes against suspected militant targets in northern Iraq following the suicide car bombing in Ankara, the military said today. Meanwhile, a police officer and three Kurdish militants were killed in fighting in a neighborhood in the mainly Kurdish city of Diyarbakir.
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Turkey Car Bomb Attack Kills 2 Police, Wounds 35: Sources
A car bomb and rocket attack by Kurdish militants killed two police officers and wounded 35 people in the southeastern Turkish province of Mardin on Friday, security sources told Reuters.
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2 Civilians, 2 Security Forces Killed In Turkish Army Action Against Kurd Rebels
Two civilians, a soldier and a police officer have been killed in southeastern Turkey as military operations to root out armed fighters focused on urban centres across the mainly Kurdish region, security sources said.
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9 Killed in Shootout Between Turkish Police and Islamic State Suspects
Seven suspected Islamic State militants and two Turkish police officers were killed today in a fierce gun battle in the main city in the Kurdish-majority southeast, security sources said.
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German Police Shoot Dead Knife-Wielding Attacker
German police on Sunday shot dead a knife-wielding Turkish man who sought to attack officers in the city of Gelsenkirchen.
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Turkish Policeman Tries To Kill Self In Istanbul Hospital, Causes Panic
A Turkish hospital official says an armed police officer receiving psychiatric treatment at an Istanbul hospital barricaded himself into a room and attempted to commit suicide on Wednesday, causing panic.
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2 Killed In Car Bombing In Turkish City; 2 Attackers Dead
A car bomb struck near a courthouse in the western Turkish city of Izmir Thursday that was followed by a shootout between three of the assailants and police. A police officer and a courthouse employee were killed while the gunfight left two of the assailants dead.
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Turkish Police Officer, Invoking Aleppo, Guns Down Russian Ambassador In Ankara
A gunman in Turkey wearing a business suit and tie opened fire Monday on Russia's ambassador, killing the diplomat and wounding several others at photo exhibit in the Turkish capital, officials said. The gunman was killed as panicked people scattered for cover in the gallery.
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11 Turkish Police Officers Killed In Suicide Bombing Blamed On Kurdish Rebels
Eleven Turkish police officers were killed and 78 people injured today in a suicide truck bombing by suspected Kurdish rebels.
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8 Cops Killed, 45 People Wounded In Turkey Car Bomb Attack: Report
Eight Turkish police officers were killed and 45 more people injured on Friday when a car bomb blamed on Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) militants exploded outside a police building in the southeast of the country.
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Coup Attempt Ignites Violence In Turkey; President's Supporters Resist In The Streets
Turkey was plunged into chaos on Friday after elements of the military launched a coup, tanks deployed in major cities and people swarmed onto the streets in a show of support for the elected government of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
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2 Policemen Killed In Car Bomb Attack On Police Station In Turkey's Midyat
Two Turkish police officers were killed in a car bomb attack on a police station in the southeastern town of Midyat in Mardin province on Wednesday, Dogan news agency said.
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Istanbul Bomb Attack Kills 11, Including 7 Policemen: Governor
A car bomb attack on a Turkish police bus killed 11 people, seven of them police officers, in the central Istanbul district of Vezneciler on Tuesday, Istanbul Governor Vasip Sahin told reporters near the scene.
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Kurdistan Workers Party Bomb Attack Kills 6 In Turkish Security Forces: Reports
Five Turkish soldiers and one special forces police officer were killed Saturday in a bomb attack blamed on Kurdish militants in the southeast of the country, the Dogan news agency reported.
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Six Police Officers Killed In Bomb Attack In Turkey's Diyarbakir
Six police officers were killed and at least 23 people wounded on Thursday in a bomb attack targeting a Turkish police vehicle in the Kurdish-majority southeastern city of Diyarbakir, a security source said.
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Turkey's Military: 45 PKK Rebels Killed In Air Strikes
At least 45 Kurdish rebels were killed in Turkish air strikes against suspected militant targets in northern Iraq following the suicide car bombing in Ankara, the military said today. Meanwhile, a police officer and three Kurdish militants were killed in fighting in a neighborhood in the mainly Kurdish city of Diyarbakir.
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Turkey Car Bomb Attack Kills 2 Police, Wounds 35: Sources
A car bomb and rocket attack by Kurdish militants killed two police officers and wounded 35 people in the southeastern Turkish province of Mardin on Friday, security sources told Reuters.
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2 Civilians, 2 Security Forces Killed In Turkish Army Action Against Kurd Rebels
Two civilians, a soldier and a police officer have been killed in southeastern Turkey as military operations to root out armed fighters focused on urban centres across the mainly Kurdish region, security sources said.
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9 Killed in Shootout Between Turkish Police and Islamic State Suspects
Seven suspected Islamic State militants and two Turkish police officers were killed today in a fierce gun battle in the main city in the Kurdish-majority southeast, security sources said.
