Two women opened fire on police station in Istanbul on Thursday, according to local media.

The Dogan news agency reported that the women fired a hand grenade and then started shooting at the police station in the Bayrampasa district of the city.

One assailant and one police officer was wounded, according to the Hurriyet Daily News and Anadolu News Agency.

The female attackers managed to flee the scene and holed up in a building, local media reported, while authorities cordoned off the neighborhood and evacuated the area before launching an operation. Officers filled the streets and a helicopter circled overhead.

Video showing the attack

Video showing the police operation