ANKARA (Sputnik) – After the women threw the grenades, they attempted to escape, however, following a gunfight the two attackers were blocked inside a neighboring building in the Bayrampasa district, NTV said. One of the women was subsequently injured in the shootout.
Two female militants trapped in a building in Istanbul after 'bombing police station' pic.twitter.com/voVd9vN0AY
— Maoistes (@Maoistes) March 3, 2016
İstanbul Bayrampaşa'daki bombalı saldırı sonrası ilk görüntüler https://t.co/hIK9c6DfpX pic.twitter.com/k8t1OhrnXJ
— NTV (@ntv) March 3, 2016
First images after the bomb attack in Instanbul, Bayrampasa.
The operation area of is cordoned off, traffic is stopped. Following the evacuation of residents from the building, the Turkish police stormed in, killing the two women. Gunfire and explosions were heard in the area, according to NTV.
Bayrampaşa'da operasyon: Patlama ve silah sesleri duyuluyor https://t.co/qdGotgUlzW pic.twitter.com/nNy9aSZo3z
— NTV (@ntv) March 3, 2016
Bayrampaşa operation: you can hear explosions and gunfire.
[live photo] 2 female Kurds bomb police station in Istanbul, operation underway to kill them in hideout apartment pic.twitter.com/WhKubKD15d
— Fuat Kircaali (@FuatKircaali) March 3, 2016
A Turkish police officer was injured in an attack by two women on a police department in Istanbul, according to NTV
The attackers were allegedly accompanied by a third person, who managed to flee via a taxi. According to local media, the presumed third perpetrator sustained an injury and may seek out medical attention.