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  "textContent": "\n\n\n\nThree people have been shot dead near the Israeli consulate in Istanbul as Turkish police have neutralised three suspects.\n\nAnother two police officers were injured during the reported gunfight breaking out in front of the building.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nWhile the target of the attackers is unclear, the trio launched an attack on a police station before being \"neutralised\", local media reported.\n\nIn the fallout, two of the attackers were killed, with the third being injured.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nTRENDING\n\nStories\n\nVideos\n\nYour Say\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nThe consulate was evacuated back in 2023 when Israeli officials called for the return of its diplomatic staff from the Turkish city.\n\nThe consulate has been disused for more than two years and, as a result, is believed to be unstaffed.\n\nThe gunfight lasted for approximately six minutes in the city centre, according to reports.\n\n**_MORE TO FOLLOW..._**\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n### LATEST DEVELOPMENTS\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n**Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter**",
  "title": "Three people shot dead and two police officers injured near Israeli consulate in Istanbul"
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