The U.S. Consulate in Adana, Turkey, came under an armed assault, the Turkish Iha news website reports.

According to the source, shots were fired in the direction of the Consulate, thereafter the criminals tried to flee. Law enforcers managed to arrest six suspects and confiscate their arms.

Recently, dozens of people suspected of having contacts with Al-Qaeda have been arrested in different regions of Turkey. Law-enforcers confiscated documents with prospective targets indicated.

Officers of the Anti-Terrorist Department also arrested the coordinator of Al-Qaeda operations in Turkey.

L.A.