ISTANBUL, July 09 (SPA) - Three police officers and threeassailants were killed in a gun battle at the entrance of theUnited States consulate in Istanbul on Wednesday, IstanbulGovernor Muammer Guler said. He told reporters one of the police officers had died at thescene and two had died of their injuries at a nearby hospital, according to a report of Reuters.--SPA www.spa.gov.sa/572300