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17 more charged over Istanbul airport attack

ISTANBUL, Turkey (AFP) — Seventeen people including 11 Russians have been charged over the Istanbul airport attack, Dogan news agency reported Tuesday, bringing to 30 the total number charged over the suicide assault. The latest suspects , who also include six Turks, were charged with “belonging to an armed terrorist group”. Ankara says the Islamic State group is behind the June 28 gun and bomb attack at Ataturk international airport, which left 45 people dead […]

Turkish PM says first signs in Istanbul attack point to IS

ISTANBUL, Turkey (AFP) — Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said Wednesday that early signs suggested the Islamic State group was behind a triple suicide bombing at Istanbul airport, as he announced the death toll in the attack had risen to 36. “According to the most recent information, 36 people have lost their lives,” Yildirim told journalists at the scene of the attack, adding that “the evidence points to Daesh”, using another name for IS. The […]