according to reuters, the voice of this man denying reports that he was wounded or killed in a shootout in pakistan earlier this week. he claims those reports were only spread to divide the taliban. cnn is working independently to verify whether the voice was really that of him. authorities are warning of an imminent security threat to the american consulate in istanbul and urging citizens to avoid the area. turkey has been on high alert when people were killed by suicide bombers in ankara. >> let's go to sara seidel for more. >> what are we learning about this imminent threat. >> reporter: not getting much more than they're telling the american public. they've posted it on their website. the consulate saying to avoid the area over the weekend. that they had some sort of information that there was a security threat and so they've pretty much closed it off to the