A police officer has been described as 'heroic' by the Turkish prime minister after he stopped a 'massive atrocity' when Kurdish terrorists tried to explode a courthouse in Izmir with a automobile bomb immediately.
Fethi Sekin refused to let the automobile contained in the cordon exterior the constructing after which chased after the terrorists once they deserted the car, which blew up seconds later. He was killed in a shootout with the terrorists.
Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim stated: 'Our heroic police officer martyred on this assault, Fethi Sekin, prevented a a lot greater catastrophe occurring, sacrificing his personal life with out a thought for it.'
Social media in Turkey is filled with reward for Fethi Sekin (pictured), the 'heroic' police officer who thwarted the terrorists' makes an attempt to explode a courthouse in Izmir immediately
The dramatic second terrorists shot at Mr Sekin and one other Turkish policemen on the street was caught on video.
An officer could be seen sprinting away from a row of parked automobiles earlier than collapsing to the bottom after been shot throughout a gunfight in Izmir, on Turkey's west coast.
Moments later, a second officer seems to fall to the pavement close by after being focused by an attacker. It's not clear which one is Mr Sekin.
Fethi Sekin (pictured) was a preferred determine and has been described as a 'hero'
Two males armed with machine weapons, grenades and a rocket launcher have been later killed whereas a 3rd is on the run after a lethal automobile bomb exterior a courthouse.
Mr Sekin and a courthouse employee died within the blast and 5 folks have been injured - some critically.
However Turkey's Deputy Prime Minister Veysi Kaynak stated it may have been a lot worse: 'Primarily based on the preparation, the weapons, the bombs and ammunition seized, it's understood massive atrocity was being deliberate.'
Social media in Turkey was swamped with messages about Mr Sekin.
Creator Elif Şafak tweeted: 'Heartbreaking: terror assault in #Izmir. Police officer & father #FethiSekin prevented a bloodbath by sacrificing himself.'
It comes a day after native police within the metropolis arrested 20 ISIS suspects within the seek for a gunman who went on the rampage murdering 39 revellers at an Istanbul membership on New Yr's Eve.
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Footage taken from a rooftop seems to point out the attacker (left) taking pictures a police officer (proper) through the ensuing gun battle
Additional footage then reveals what seems to be a second officer (circled left and backside proper) being shot by an attacker (circled high proper)
Surprising footage reveals an officer stumbling after he was shot earlier than falling into the street
A bomb blast exterior a courthouse within the western Turkish metropolis of Izmir has left not less than ten folks injured, it has emerged
A automobile might be seen engulfed in flames moments after the blast, which killed a police officer and a courthouse employee
CCTV captured the second the blast rocked town. Photos posted on-line have additionally emerged displaying the our bodies of two males mendacity on the bottom.
Police are reportedly searching a 3rd suspect, described as carrying a black coat and a white beret.
Authorities say suspected Kurdish militants opened hearth at police who stopped them at a checkpoint within the western metropolis of Izmir earlier than detonating their explosives-laden car.
Preliminary findings recommend the Kurdistan Employees' Celebration, or PKK, was behind the automobile bombing, provincial governor Erol Ayyildiz stated.
'A conflict erupted after our cops wished to cease a car at a police examine level in entrance of Bayrakli courthouse. On this conflict, terrorists detonated the automobile bomb whereas making an attempt to flee,' Ayyildiz stated.
A terrifying arsenal of weapons was discovered on the scene, together with rocket launchers (above)
Magazines have been discovered discarded by the physique of 1 attacker whereas rockets have been present in a suitcase on the scene
A number of ambulances have been rushed to the scene after the blast exterior the prosecutors and judges' entrance within the normally peaceable metropolis on the Aegean Sea
Separate photos have emerged displaying the our bodies of two males mendacity on the bottom
Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Veysi Kaynak stated a a lot bigger assault was apparently being deliberate, based mostly on the weapons discovered on the scene of the bombing
Kaynak stated the assault, which the native governor stated was thought to have been carried out by Kurdish militants, wouldn't cease Turkey's navy involvement in Syria and Iraq
Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Veysi Kaynak stated a a lot bigger assault was apparently being deliberate, based mostly on the weapons discovered on the scene of the bombing.
'Primarily based on the preparation, the weapons, bombs and ammunition seized, it's understood massive atrocity was being deliberate,' Kaynak informed reporters in feedback broadcast dwell.
Kaynak stated the assault, which the native governor stated was thought to have been carried out by Kurdish militants, wouldn't cease Turkey's navy involvement in Syria and Iraq.
A cell phone, hand gun, notice e book and automobile keys have been discovered on the bottom on the scene
Fireplace fighters have been known as in to sort out the blaze which claimed the lives of two folks
A police officer runs down the street as emergency providers descend on the scene in Izmir immediately
A shocked lady might be seen crying close to the scene of the explosion within the Aegean metropolis
Police have been known as in to protect the scene after a dramatic shoot out came about in Izmir
Safety and medical workers descended on the scene. The incident adopted a string of assaults, carried out by ISIS or by Kurdish militants, which have left Turkey on edge
Footage captured from a rooftop reveals the gunfight unfolding on the road beneath. At one level it scans to what seems to be the physique of a police officer on the street.
Separate CCTV footage reveals the drive of the blast.
As is customary after such assaults in Turkey, the authorities slapped a broadcast ban on photos from the incident, state-run Anadolu information company reported.
The incident follows a string of assaults, carried out by ISIS or by Kurdish militants, which have left Turkey on edge.
Nevertheless, there has thus far been no declare of duty or a sign of who could have carried out immediately's assault.
Aftermath: Shocked bystanders have been seen in tears as they left the scene earlier immediately
A number of ambulances rushed to the scene and took 5 folks to hospital - some with critical accidents
Photos present flames coming from close to a small constructing as Turkish police descend on the scene
Turkish police detained 20 suspected ISIS militants regarded as of Central Asian and North African origin in Izmir on Wednesday, in response to a police assertion.
The suspects have been understood to have travelled to Izmir from the central metropolis of Konya, the assertion stated.
Safety forces are searching an ISIS attacker who went on the rampage on the upmarket Reina nightclub in Istanbul, massacring 39 revellers and injuring dozens extra.
Turkish media reviews have stated the unnamed assailant was believed to have frolicked in Konya earlier than coming to Istanbul and finishing up the assault.
CCTV captured the second a blast rocked town of Izmir in western Turkey immediately
Dramatic video seems to point out the gunfight through which two attackers have been killed by police
Eyewitnesses stated the explosion appeared to come back from a car whereas photos on social media present a cloud of smoke rising up from the road
It comes a day after native police within the metropolis arrested 20 ISIS suspects within the seek for a gunman who went on the rampage murdering 39 revellers at an Istanbul on New Yr's Eve. The chief suspect is pictured
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