At least one person has died in a shooting attack by two masked people St. Mary’s Church (Istanbul)), as Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya confirmed on his social network accountl Islamic State this attack.
Yerlikaya reported more than 30 police operations all day on Sunday who allowed it 47 people arrested including the two suspects, one originally from Tajikistan and the other from Russia.
“This morning two suspects were arrested for the murder that led to the death of our compatriot Tuncer Cihan this Sunday St. Mary’s Church“Explained Yerlikaya, according to the Anatolia news agency.
“I congratulate our Istanbul police and the heroic police officers who Those responsible were identified and arrested. “I once again express my condolences to the family and people close to our late compatriot,” he added.
He The incident occurred around 11:40 am (9:40 a.m. in Spain) in the church courtyard in the Sariyer district, where one person was hit by the attack Shots while the believers They fled the scene en masse.
The attackers fled the scene on foot and rescue workers were unable to save the injured man’s life. “We condemn this heinous attack in the strongest possible terms” said the minister before reporting on the launch of a large-scale investigation to find out the exact circumstances of the incident.