Three policemen and three gunmen were killed in an armed attack on the U.S. Consulate in Istanbul on Wednesday. Police identified the assailants as Turkish nationals. (Burak Kara/Getty Images)
Two unidentified men mourn next to Turkish policemen near the U.S. Consulate after an attack in Istanbul on Wednesday. No consulate personnel were killed or injured in the shooting, which occurred shortly before 11 a.m. in the suburb of Istinye, about a 20-minute drive from the city center. (Ibrahim Usta / Associated Press)
A Turkish forensics team inspects a rifle after gunmen attacked the U.S. Consulate in Istanbul on Wednesday. (Tolga Bozoglu / EPA)
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Turkish police guard the U.S. Consulate after an attack Wednesday in Istanbul. The consulate had moved out of downtown Istanbul for security reasons after Al Qaeda militants in 2003 attacked targets including the British Consulate. (Burak Kara / Getty Images)
Turkish police stand guard in front of the U.S. Consulate in Istanbul as the firemen wash the area after an attack on Wednesday. (Ilker Akgungor / Getty Images)
