<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Three assailants have </span><a><span>opened fire</span></a><span> at police outside a building housing the </span><a href="http://9news.com.au/israel" rel="" target="" title="Israeli"><span>Israeli</span></a><span> Consulate in Istanbul, sparking a gunfight that left one attacker dead, </span><a href="http://9news.com.au/turkey" rel="" target="" title="Turkish"><span>Turkish</span></a><span> officials say.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The two other assailants were captured with injuries on Monday morning (evening AEST).</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Two police officers sustained slight injuries in the clash, Istanbul Governor Davut Gul told reporters. The assailants were carrying long-barrelled weapons.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Interior Minister Mustafa Cifti wrote on X that the attackers had travelled to Istanbul from the city of Izmit, some 100 kilometres east of Istanbul, in a rented car.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>One of the assailants was linked to a group he described as "exploiting religion" without naming the organization.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The Islamic State group has carried out deadly attacks in Turkey in the past.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/world/israeli-consulate-istanbul-shooting-gunmen-attack-building-housing-israeli-consulate-in-istanbul/5f648e03-4459-4fbe-a207-eb39d8e12a73" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Two of the attackers were brothers and one had a criminal record related to drugs.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Video from the attack showed one assailant carrying what appeared to be an assault rifle, wearing a brown backpack, and hiding behind a bus when exchanging fire with police. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A police officer falls to the ground, apparently having been shot, and then rolls away to get behind a tree for cover.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The consulate is located in a high-rise building. Officials said there are no Israeli diplomats present in Israeli missions in Turkey.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Israel withdrew its diplomats amid security concerns and deteriorating relations with Turkey, following the war in Gaza.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Turkish Justice Minister Akin Gurlek said three prosecutors, including a deputy chief prosecutor, have been assigned to lead an investigation.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><em><span>More to come.</span></em><span></span></div></div>