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

One person died and two assailants were fatally shot in an attack on a courthouse in Istanbul on Tuesday, Turkish officials said.

The attackers, a man and woman, were killed during an "attempt to attack" a security checkpoint at the Caglayan courthouse, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya posted on social media.

He said six people were wounded, including three police officers. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan later said one of the civilians died.

Caglayan, which is also known as the Istanbul Justice Palace, is a huge court complex in the Kagithane district on the city's European side. Heavily guarded and with multiple entrances, it was Europe's largest courthouse at the time of its opening in 2011.

Camera footage published by Turkey's state-run Anadolu news agency showed the assailants being gunned down on the building's forecourt. They appeared to shoot back...