One gunman killed, two others wounded in Istanbul shootout by Israeli consulate

One gunman was killed and two others were wounded in a shootout with police outside the Israeli consulate in Istanbul on Tuesday, the local governor said, adding two officers were lightly wounded.

Turkish public broadcaster TRT had previously reported that two of the three attackers had been killed.

The gunman who was killed was affiliated with "a terror group," officials said.

The interior ministry said Younus E.S. "was captured dead" and "had connections with a terrorist group that exploits religion".

Turkish officials would not immediately reveal the group the attacker was linked to but Turkish media said it could be Islamic State group.