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

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