The UN Security Council strongly condemned on Thursday the deadly attack on Turkish police protecting the U.S. consulate in Istanbul on Wednesday.
In a statement issued to the press, the council condemned "in the strongest terms the terrorist attack, which killed six people, including three Turkish police officers."
The 15-member body underlined the need to bring those responsible for "this reprehensible act of terrorism to justice," and urged all states to cooperate actively with the Turkish authorities in this regard.
The council reiterated that all acts of terrorism are "criminal and unjustifiable" and urged states to take measures to combat terrorism in accordance with their obligations under international law.
According to media report, a vehicle carrying four people came to the scene of attack on Wednesday morning. Three of the assailants got out of the car and fired at police officers standing sentry in front of the U.S. Consulate. After a gun battle, three officers and three assailants were killed.
Turkish President Abdullah Gul has strongly condemned the terrorist attack.
The most recent attack on a foreign mission in Turkey was in 2003 when al-Qaida militants detonated a car bomb outside the British consulate in Istanbul, and simultaneously attacked the British HSBC bank.
Source:Xinhua
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