page_title: 2008 United States consulate in Istanbul attack
hierarchical_section_title: 2008 United States consulate in Istanbul attack
caption_attribution_description: English: The United States Consulate in Istanbul, Turkey, which opened in 2003, has fortified walls, security checkpoints and barriers set far from the building.
context_page_description: In the morning hours on July 9, 2008, an attack on the Consulate General of the United States, Istanbul resulted in the deaths of the three gunmen and three Turkish National Police officers.
  The attack occurred at a time when the facility was at full function. It is the responsibility of the host state to take care of security as per Article 22 of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations.
context_section_description: In the morning hours on July 9, 2008, an attack on the  Consulate General of the United States, Istanbul  resulted in the deaths of the three gunmen  and three Turkish National Police officers.
  The attack occurred  at a time when the facility was at full function. It is the responsibility of the host state to take care of security as per Article 22 of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations.
caption: U.S. Consulate in Istanbul
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