Islamic State was behind the lethal attack on a church in Istanbul on Sunday, Ali Yerlikaya, Turkey’s interior minister has said.
Two masked gunmen burst into Santa Maria Italian church during mass, killing Tuncer Cihan, a 52-year-old man. Afsin Hatipoglu, the church’s lawyer, told journalists that the attackers had held the door open for Cihan, a Muslim, who had arrived as prayers were already under way. Seconds later, they entered and killed him.
#WATCH 🔴 Footage of the shooting in a Catholic church in Istanbul, where one person died, has emerged. The Turkish Ministry of Internal Affairs has already detained 47 suspects in connection with the case. The police do not rule out the involvement of ISIS in the attack… pic.twitter.com/dLQiPjb15R
— Voice of Europe 🌍 (@V_of_Europe) January 29, 2024
