2 assailants shot dead during an attack on an Istanbul courthouse
A far-left group has been blamed for the incident, which saw two people storm a courthouse before being killed by police.
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00:00 Two assailants have been shot dead in Istanbul while trying to attack the Turkish city's main
00:04 courthouse. One person, a prosecutor, later died of his injuries and six people were also wounded.
00:10 A far-left group has been blamed for the incident,
00:13 which took place on the anniversary of the 2023 earthquake.
00:16 "It was between 10.30 and 11 o'clock. I came to the courthouse to do business.
00:24 We panicked with the sounds of a fight 5-6 minutes after we entered.
00:29 Announcements were made immediately. A police officer was shot inside.
00:33 It was called a terrorist attack. They already sent us all away to the cafeteria sections.
00:40 Then we saw the police officer fall into the blood.
00:43 After that, we all panicked. We all ran left and right with the monster."
00:48 [SWOOSH]