a woman armed with guns and hand grenades was shot dead as she tried to attack istanbul's police headquarters on wednesday just a day after a deadly hostage situation in the city a picture of the red haired woman lying on the ground with a rifle strapped to her body and a handgun by her side has emerged and television footage showed police sealing off the street in the central aksaray neighbourhood the attack comes a day after turkish prosecutor mehmet selim kiraz, 46, died in hospital after members of the revolutionary people's liberation party front (dhkp c) stormed a courthouse and took him hostage it is not known who fired the fatal shots scroll down for video  shot dead: a picture of the red haired woman lying on the ground with a rifle strapped to her body and a handgun by her side has emerged  police hq: television footage showed police sealing off the street in the central aksaray neighbourhood  armed: the woman was carrying a rifle, two hand grenades and one pistol, it said local media said a man had also been detained  'the istanbul police headquarters on vatan street was targeted by rifle fire and a female terrorist was killed in the clash,' the istanbul governor's office said in a statement today the woman was carrying a rifle, two hand grenades and one pistol, it said local media said a man had also been detained separately, police detained a gunman on wednesday who entered an istanbul branch of the ruling ak party and hung from its window a turkish flag with the emblem of a sword added it was not immediately clear whether any of the attacks were linked, but prime minister ahmet davutoglu warned of the risk of 'provocations' and attempts to cause chaos ahead of june's national election today, the grieving family of mr kiraz who died after being shot in the head and chest during yesterday's courthouse siege wept over his coffin at his funeral his coffin was covered with the turkish flag for his funeral at eyup sultan mosque in istanbul turkish police secure the area in front of the istanbul police headquarters where an armed woman was shot dead  people react to the shooting of an armed woman in istanbul she was carrying a rifle, two hand grenades and one pistol  plain clothed police officers block a street leading to the police headquarters in istanbul on wednesday april 1  threat: the revolutionary people's liberation party front published disturbing photographs of the terrified prosecutor with a gun to his head on their official facebook page before he was shot  two of his captors were killed after security forces took back the building where the far left group was holding him gunshots were heard and smoke could be seen rising from the scene at the end of the six hour stand off turkish authorities on wednesday detained 22 suspected members of the group in the southern city of antalya after receiving a tip off they were planning further attacks, the dogan news agency reported meanwhile hundreds of lawyers, prosecutors and staff stood in respect on every floor of the giant istanbul caglayan palace of justice where kiraz worked and the hostage drama unfolded 'we will not forget you, our martyr,' read a gigantic banner, as a huge turkish flag was hung from the top floor the courthouse is to be renamed after kiraz justice minister kenan ipek said the two members of the dhkp c who took him hostage had 'held a gun to the nation' 'we don't see this as an attack on our deceased prosecutor, but on the whole justice system,' he said at a ceremony for mr kiraz 'our state is powerful enough to track down those behind these lowlifes the fact these assassins are dead shouldn't put those nefarious and dark forces at ease' grief: the family of mehmet selim kiraz grieve over his coffin during his funeral at eyup sultan mosque in istanbul, turkey he died in hospital after he was taken hostage by the far left organisation  mourning: the coffin of the prosecutor was passed through the crowds of mourners gathered to pay their respects he had been leading an investigation into the death of teenager berkin elvan, who died aged 15  respects: turkish prime minister ahmet davutoglu (l), the son of killed prosecutor mehmet selim kiraz (c) and turkish national assembly president cemil cicek (r) stand by kiraz' coffin in istanbul  gathering: prosecutors, lawyers and judges stand near a statue of lady justice during the funeral ceremony  defiant: mourners at the funeral of kiraz hold a picture of the prosecutor high in tribute to the lawyer  mr kiraz, a father of two married to a judge who also worked at the courthouse, was targeted for his part in an investigation into the death of berkin elvan the 15 year old was severely wounded after being hit on the head by a tear gas canister fired by a police officer during anti government protests in istanbul in june 2013 after spending 269 days in a coma, elvan eventually died on march 11 last year his death, and the subsequent investigation, have since become a rallying point for the country's far left police chief selami altınok said officers stormed the building on tuesday after hearing gunshots, and killed two of the gunmen 'we carried out the negotiation for six hours but our security forces launched the operation after gunshots were heard while terrorists were speaking on the phone during the negotiation,' he said critical: prosecutor mehmet selim kiraz was taken to hospital with gunshot wounds but died of his injuries  shattered: the broken window of the room where prosecutor mehmet selim kiraz was held hostage and shot  the emergency began at 236pm local time (1236 gmt) when members of the revolutionary people's liberation party front stormed into the office of mr kiraz images of a masked militant holding a gun to mr kiraz's head were then posted on the group's facebook page, along with a demand for police to confess on live tv within the hour armed police rushed to the scene and were shown escorting court officials out of the building, but there was no sign of mr kiraz before the deadline arrived and live tv feeds were cut shots were then heard from inside the building, according to the dogan news agency in a statement published by turkish media, the hostage taking was claimed by the marxist revolutionary people's liberation party front, which has been behind a string of recent attacks the group published pictures showing one of the militants   his face concealed by a scarf with the group's red and yellow insignia   holding a gun to kiraz's head standing guard: members of security forces stand outside the main courthouse in istanbul during the siege  horror: the prosecutor was leading an investigation into the death of 15 year old berkin elvan  protesters: turkish police use water cannons to disperse protesters who expressed support for an alleged militant member of the banned leftist group dhkp c group who took turkish mehmet selim kiraz hostage  emergency: an ambulance leaves the courthouse after police storm the building mr kiraz was taken to hospital where he died from his injuries  over: istanbul security chief selami altinok, centre right, and deputy chief prosecutor orhan kapici speak to the media outside the main courthouse in istanbul at the end of the siege  they had also plastered their flags and posters on the walls of his office turkish media said that the group had given a deadline of 3:36 pm (1336 bst) for the prosecutor to identify the police officers who they say were behind the killing of elvan or he would be shot in a brief video message on a widely followed twitter account describing itself as that of elvan's family, his father appeared to call on the group not to harm the prosecutor 'we want justice we don't want anyone to shed even a drop of blood we don't want other mothers to cry,' sami elvan said prime minister ahmet davutoglu met with the current and former interior and justice ministers at the ruling ak party headquarters in ankara to discuss the hostage taking, officials in his office said gunshots: according to the dogan news agency, gunshots were heard from inside the building after the militant group's deadline passed  demands: the group were demanding that mr kiraz name the policemen implicated in mr elvan's death, which has become a rallying point for the country's far left  the dhkp c said on its website it wanted the police officer it blames for elvan's death to 'confess' on television, the officers involved to be tried in 'people's courts', and charges against those who attended protests for elvan to be dropped the dhkp c blames the ruling ak party for the killing of teenager elvan he was aged 15 at the time of his death, which was followed by mass nationwide protests that were also largely put down by the police elvan has since become an icon for the turkish far left and his supporters accuse the authorities of covering up the circumstances and perpetrators of his death the united states, european union and turkey list the dhkp c as a terrorist organisation it was behind a suicide bombing at the us embassy in 2013 in 2001, two policemen and an australian tourist died in a dhkp c attack in central istanbul innocent: berkin was on his way to buy bread during anti government street protests when he was struck in the head by a high velocity gas canister  strength of feeling: elvan has since become an icon for the turkish far left and his supporters accuse the authorities of covering up the circumstances and perpetrators of his death 
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