Report: Assailants fire shots at US Consulate in Istanbul; no injuries

Turkish forensic police officers work at the site of an explosion at a police station in Istanbul's Sultanbeyli neighbourhood, early Monday, Aug. 10, 2015. Turkey's state-run news agency says the attack targeted the police station and wounded five police officers and two civilians. It caused a fire that collapsed part of the building and there was no immediate claim for the attack. (AP Photo/Akin Celiktas) (The Associated Press)

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A U.S. flag flies in front of the U.S. Consulate building in Istanbul, Monday, Aug. 10, 2015. Two assailants opened fire at the building in Istanbul on Monday, touching off a gunfight with police before fleeing the scene, Turkish media reports said. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis) (The Associated Press)

A masked Turkish police officer secures a road leading to the U.S. Consulate building in Istanbul, Monday, Aug. 10, 2015. Two assailants opened fire at the building on Monday, touching off a gunfight with police before fleeing the scene, Turkish media reports said. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis) (The Associated Press)

ANKARA, Turkey – Turkish media reports say two assailants opened fire at the U.S. Consulate building in Istanbul, touching off a gunfight with police.

The private Dogan news agency says no one was hurt in the attack on Monday and the two assailants managed to escape.

The attack came hours after a bomb attack at a police station in Istanbul injured 10 people, including seven police officers.