Two Russian nationals have been identified as suspected Islamic State suicide bombers in the attack on Istanbul’s main airport that is thought to have been masterminded by a Chechen, Turkish media reports.
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The death toll rose Thursday to 44 when a 3-year-old Palestinian boy hurt in the attack died, according to Palestinian officials.
The tactic – to enter shooting, and then detonate explosives – is called “inghimasi”, and it’s being used more and more frequently by terrorists. Dozens from the 230 people initially reported wounded are still hospitalized.
Deputy Paris Mayor Bruno Julliard said that it would be “a reminder of the unbreakable support of the City of Paris” to the Turkish nation and to the victims of Tuesday’s gun-and-bomb attacks that killed more than 40 people, including at least 10 foreigners.
The EU is demanding that Turkey reform its anti-terror laws that critics say are being used to arrest and jail journalists critical of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his government.
“A medical team is working around the clock to conclude the identification process”, one of the officials said.
Three foreign nationals prime suspects for airport killings as Turkish officials says evidence points to ISIL.
McCaul said his information on the alleged planner came from Turkish intelligence.
The United Nations Security Council is strongly condemning the triple suicide attack that killed at least 44 people and wounded hundreds at Turkey’s busiest airport.
Turkish officials declined to comment. A police spokesman could not confirm the report.
Wars in neighboring Syria and Iraq have fostered a home-grown Islamic State network blamed for a series of suicide bombings in Turkey, including two others this year targeting foreign tourists in the heart of Istanbul.
There was no word on whether the raids were directly linked to the attack.
A woman reacts as Family members, colleagues and friends of the victims of Tuesday blasts gather for a memorial ceremony at the Ataturk Airport in Istanbul, Thursday, June 30, 2016. The group has boasted of having cells in Turkey, among other countries.
The world should fight terrorism conjointly, said Turkey’s ambassador to Azerbaijan, Ismail Alper Coskun. Elsan said he would see people smoking by the window of that apartment on the first floor of the building, but the curtains were mostly closed.
Tuesday’s attack is the fifth in Turkey to be pinned on the Islamic State since last July, she notes.
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Turkey denies the accusations but such statements from Erdogan help reinforce beliefs that fighting IS is not a priority for Ankara despite the extremist groups’ attacks on Turkish territory.
