1 person killed and 2 assailants shot dead during an attack on a Turkish courthouse

ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s interior minister says two people have been shot dead while trying to attack a courthouse in Istanbul. Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said the man and woman were killed during an “attempt to attack” a security checkpoint at the Caglayan courthouse on Tuesday. He said six people were hurt, including three police officers. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan later said one of the injured civilians died. He later identified the attackers as alleged members of the Revolutionary People’s Liberation Party/Front, or DHKP/C, a far-left group that is considered a terrorist organization in Turkey, the United States and the European Union.