The pair were nabbed during an ongoing search-and-bust operation, carried out in Istanbul in aftermath of the airport attack that resulted in 44 deaths.
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Two suspected Islamic State operatives are reported to have been detained at Istanbul’s Ataturk Airport, the scene of last week’s deadly triple suicide bombing and gun attack.
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(Vatican Radio) Turkey has jailed 17 more suspects – mostly foreigners – over last week’s suicide bombing at Istanbul’s main airport.
Istanbul-People in Istanbul were not surprised by the terrorist attack that hit Ataturk airport and killed 45 on Tuesday; however, it caused more fear in the city that is not ready to face dangers of terrorism. The third militant detonated his explosives outside at the entrance to the global arrivals terminal.
Thirteen others were jailed on Sunday, including three foreigners.
Turkey’s Prime Minister Binali Yildirim, meanwhile, gave some new details on the probe, saying police had arrested a total of 29 to date over the attacks, including foreigners.
Last Tuesday night, three assailants stormed Istanbul’s Atatürk worldwide airport with assault rifles, before detonating suicide vests in several areas including a security checkpoint.
Turkey has been rocked by a series of attacks over the past year, blamed on both Daesh militants and Kurdish rebels.
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The report came a day after U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul, chairman of the House Committee on Homeland Security, said the man who directed the attackers is Akhmed Chatayev, a terrorist from Russia’s North Caucasus region.
