Two Detained over Terroiet attack in Turkey

Two men have been detained over alleged links to the attack on an American consulate in Turkey's capital Istanbul, Turkish television has reported.

Both men, arrested just an hour after the attack are said to be Turks.

while the US ambassador to Turkey Ross Wilson called the attacks and "obvious act of terrorism." Sean McCormack, a state
department spokesman, said on Wednesday: "I can't say either way. I
can't refute them. I can't support them at this point. In terms of our
view, it's too early to tell in the investigation." in regards to claims al-Qaeda was involved.

Hoda Abdel-Hamid, Al
Jazeera's correspondent in Istanbul, said the attackers jumped out of
a white Renault car as it pulled close to the US consulate and opened
fire.

They were killed when police returned the fire.

The driver of the car fled after the gunfight which lasted seven minutes.

Abdel-Hamid said: "There are several [local news] reports that say
that three of the attackers were Turkish nationals and ... have been to
Afghanistan at some point. One of them [may be from] south east Turkey.

"The fourth attacker managed to flee the scene in his car ... From what we understand the car has been located in a neighbourhood about seven to eight kilometres away from where the US consulate is located. However, this also has not been confirmed."

"Three policemen were martyred and three attackers were killed," Muammer Guler, Istanbul's governor, told reporters at the scene.

No one has claimed responsibility for the attack.