At Least Five Injured in Attack on Traffic Police Post in Turkey

At least five people were injured on Tuesday after a group of armed people attacked a traffic police post in Turkey's northeast Trabzon province, local media reported.

ANKARA (Sputnik) — According to the Hurriyet newspaper, the police post was attacked in the province's district of Macka at 8:45 a.m. local time (05:45 GMT).

The newspaper added that at least four police officers, as well as one civilian were injured in the incident.

The operation to catch the attackers, who have disappeared in nearby woods, is ongoing.