Turkey mourns for three police officers killed in attack on US consulate

A ceremony was held yesterday at Istanbul Police Headquarters to honor three police officers who lost their lives in Wednesday's attack on the police post in front of the US Consulate in Istanbul. Cabinet ministers, Police Chief Celalettin Cerrah, and Sharon Wiener, the chief consul of the US mission, attended the ceremony. "Our fight against terror will continue with unflagging determination," said Interior Minister Besir Atalay. The three police officers who died in the assault were all in their twenties and new recruits to the police force. The bodies of Erdal Oztas, Mehmet Onder Sacmalioglu and Nedim Callik were sent to their hometowns to be laid to rest. Atalay also told reporters that four people have been detained and are being investigated in relation to the attack. Meanwhile, there has yet to be any official conformation of al-Qaeda involvement in the attack, though it is widely suspected.