Nearly 200 arrests in Turkey after attack on Israeli consulateANKARA, April 9, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - Turkish security forces have arrested nearly 200 people in a nationwide sweep one day after a shootout outside Israel's consulate in Istanbul, Justice Minister Akin Gurlek said Wednesday. A gunman was killed and two others wounded in Tuesday's shootout with police outside the consulate, with two officers lightly wounded. No group has claimed responsibility for Tuesday's shootout. Turkish police have stepped up nationwide raids against IS militants, rounding up 125 suspects after that attack. IS has carried out other deadly attacks in Turkey, including one at a nightclub in Istanbul that killed 39 people in 2017.

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha April 09, 2026 03:08 UTC