Two IS suspects detained at Istanbul airport

Turkish authorities have detained at least 24 people in raids in several Istanbul neighborhoods over possible connections to the attack.

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. Officials say 239 people were injured, with 41 still in intensive care.

“The terrorist organisation called Daesh, which burnt our hearts in this holy month, is the biggest form of evil that targets our religion”, President Tayyip Erdogan told a ramadan dinner in Istanbul on Sunday.

President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has sent a condolence message to the Government and people of the Republic of Turkey, following the deadly terror attack at the Istanbul Ataturk Airport late Tuesday, June 28.

The Islamic State (IS) group, which vowed to step up attacks during Ramadan, has claimed or is being blamed for the attacks.

The suspects, 11 of them foreigners, were expected in court after being questioned by the police, state-run Anadolu Agency reported. Other media reports have given different versions of Osmanov’s name. The IS stands behind the attack, according to preliminary reports. The CIA and White House declined to comment on McCaul’s assertion and officials said the investigation of the bombing is still ongoing.

Chataev was assigned a leading role in training extremists that would then commit terrorist attacks in both Russia and Western Europe, the Deputy Chairman of the Russian Investigative Committee Andrey Przhezdomsky said, adding that, in Syria, Chataev also commands a unit consisting “primarily of immigrants from the North Caucasus”.

On Saturday, a US Congressman said the Chechen Akhmed Chatayev was suspected of having planned the attacks.

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