Suicide bombers, who committed terrorist attack at Istanbul airport were Tajiks, says Turkish media

DUSHANBE, June 30, 2016, Asia-Plus — Three suicide-bombers, who committed the terrorist attack at Istanbul main international airport on June 28, were Tajiks, Turkish Milliyet newspaper reported on June 30. Milliyet has published photos of three suicide bombers. We will recall that Turkey pointed the finger at Islamic State on Wednesday for a triple suicide […]

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DUSHANBE, June 30, 2016, Asia-Plus — Three suicide-bombers, who committed the terrorist attack at Istanbul main international airport on June 28, were Tajiks, Turkish

Milliyet

newspaper reported on June 30.


Milliyet

has published photos of three suicide bombers.

We will recall that Turkey pointed the finger at Islamic State on Wednesday for a triple suicide bombing and gun attack that killed 42 people at Istanbul”s main airport, and President Tayyip Erdogan called it a turning point in the global fight against terrorism.

Three bombers opened fire to create panic outside the airport on Tuesday night, before two of them got inside and blew themselves up.  239 people were wounded, officials said, giving a full account of the bloodshed, according to Reuters.

The attack was one of the deadliest in a series of suicide bombings in Turkey, which is part of the U.S.-led coalition against Islamic State.

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