Istanbul gunmen killed a police officer and bystanders before himself was liquidated officials, AP reported, with reference to the Minister of Internal Affairs of Turkey Besira Atal (Besir Atalay). Also, the offender managed to wound seven policemen and cameraman.
According to the minister, who was killed militants called Yylmazkaya Orhan (Orhan Yilmazkaya), he was one of three leaders of a terrorist group linked to separatists from the Kurdistan Workers' Party. When it discovered numerous weapons, including booby traps.
Action has been to resist the security forces when they conducted the raid in a residential house in the Istanbul area Bostanci (Bostanci). The terrorist threw at the police two explosive devices. In the course of five exchanges of offender contact with the police radio and reported that one of the organization "Revolutionary Headquarters" (Revolutionary Headquarters); the talks were broadcast on Turkish television.
"I am a fighter and will fight till the end - said fighter. - I am most likely going to kill, but our struggle against fascism and terrorism will continue." He used the phrase "the brotherhood of man", through which the Turkish "left" expresses its solidarity with the Kurds. The Minister of Internal Affairs of Turkey, said that extremists from the Revolutionary headquarters "before attacking military installations and offices of the ruling Justice and Development.
A total of 60 during the night raids carried out by the Istanbul police detained 40 people, but more armed clashes did not occur. 11 detainees were also members of "revolutionary headquarters," said Atalay.
Anti-terrorist raids were carried out before the day of international solidarity of workers: according to the authorities, the extremist group had planned to take place in this day of terrorist attacks. In 1980, May 1, has ceased to be a holiday in Turkey, but last week the government again announced that the date of the public holiday, yielding to pressure from the unions.
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