Turkish police seal off street outside U.S. consulate, detain suspect

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish police on Friday sealed off a street outside the U.S. consulate in Istanbul, a Reuters witness said, and local media reported that police had detained a suspect.

Earlier, a U.S. diplomat told Reuters the consulate had taken precautionary measures following a security alert.

(Reporting by Murad Sezer, Ayla Jean Yackley and Daren Butler; editing by David Dolan)