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Istanbul branch of Turkey's ruling party attacked (UPDATE)

Türkiye Materials 1 April 2015 15:00 (UTC +04:00)
An armed man broke into a building in Istanbul's Kartal district, DHA agency reported April 1.

details added (first version posted at 14:45)

Baku, Azerbaijan, April 1

By Rufiz Hafizoglu - Trend:

An armed man broke into a building in Istanbul's Kartal district, DHA agency reported April 1.

This individual has not been identified yet.

Istanbul's branch of the Turkish ruling Justice and Development Party is located in this building.

The gendarmerie representatives managed to disarm the attacker.

The armed men have recently taken a prosecutor hostage in the Palace of Justice in Istanbul.

They urged to arrest the police officers responsible for the death of 15-year-old Berkin Elvan during the street protests in 2013.

Prosecutor Selim Kiraz, taken hostage and wounded by five bullets during the liberation, died in a hospital.

Two terrorists were neutralized during the special operation.

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