Assailants launched an assault on the headquarters of Turkish Akit daily newspaper with Molotov cocktails and weapons in Istanbul early Thursday, the same night the building of another newspaper, Yeni Şafak daily, was attacked.
The attack on Akit newspaper followed an earlier, very similar attack targeting Yeni Şafak.
The incident occurred in the Küçükçekmece region of Istanbul at 05:30 local time.
A group of unidentified men threw Molotov cocktails, while several of them opened fire on the building.
Police were called to the building; firemen immediately controlled the fire from the Molotov cocktails.
Four cartridge cases were found at the scene. The suspects are being sought by police.
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