By Metin Aydemir and Serdar Dincel
IZMIR, Türkiye / ISTANBUL (AA) - An armed attack which targeted a police station in Türkiye's western Izmir province on Monday killed two police officers and injured another, officials said.
The 16-year-old suspect opened fire with a rifle on the Salih İsgoren police station in Izmir's Balcova district.
The injured officer was taken to the Dokuz Eylul University Research and Application Hospital.
In a post on Turkish social media platform NSosyal, Interior Ministry Ali Yerlikaya said the suspect was held.
Justice Minister Yilmaz Tunc also said on NSosyal that a judicial investigation into the attack had been launched by the Izmir Chief Public Prosecutor's Office.