Turkey: Four held in connection with consulate attack

Four suspects have been detained in connection with the attack on the US consulate in Istanbul, it was reported today.

The Dogan news agency quoted Interior Minister Besir Atalay today as saying that four people were in custody in connection with the police investigation.

The consulate attack on Wednesday left three policemen and three assailants dead.

One of the assailants escaped in a getaway car. It was not immediately clear if he was among the four being held today.