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Armed women attack police headquarters in Istanbul

Xinhua, March 3, 2016 Adjust font size:

Two armed women attacked a riot police headquarters in Istanbul on Thursday with hand grenades, Turkish media reported.

According to Haberturk daily, the attackers threw hand grenades at police officers who were patrolling outside the headquarters in the district of Bayrampasa.

One attacker was reportedly wounded, the Haberturk said, adding the police have chased them into a building. Endit