A second suspected perpetrator is also in the hands of the Turkish authoritiesof the bloody shooting attack on a Catholic church in Istanbul on Sunday morning (28.1.2024), which killed a 52-year-old man while ISIS claimed responsibility.
After the arrest of the two suspects, Interior Minister Ali Gerlikaya said they are foreign nationals, one from Tajikistan and one from Russia, who are believed to be members of ISIS. who in his statement claimed responsibility for the attack in a catholic church in Istanbul.
As the Turkish minister said, after the attack on the church, 30 house raids were carried out by the police and 47 arrests were made.
Two gunmen, with their faces covered by masks, entered at around 11.40am during the Sunday serviceat the Catholic church of Santa Maria in Vathyryaka (Buyukdere) on the European side of the Bosphorus and opened fire.
A 52-year-old man who was among the churchgoers fell dead from the shots with a head wound.
The victim of the attack, 52-year-old Tunjer Cihan, according to information, had recently been visiting the church with his uncle, although he is not a Christian himself.
His relatives spoke to the media, who stated that this man had no differences with anyone, was especially loved among the faithful, was retired and had a slight mental retardation.
Consul General of Poland, Witold Lesniak, was also in the church at the time of the attack with his children.
Source: News Beast
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