Turkish officials say airport attackers were from IS; toll hits 43

June 30, 2016 18:26

Turkish officials have strong evidence that the Istanbul airport attackers came from the Islamic State stronghold of Raqqa in Syria and that the groups leadership was involved in the planning the attack, a senior Turkish government source was quoted as saying by the CNN.

Earlier, a Turkish official had said that the attackers who carried out Tuesdays shootings and suicide bombings at Istanbuls Ataturk Airport were from Russia, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan.

Also on Thursday, Turkish Interior Minister Efkar Ala announced that the death toll from the attacks had risen to 43, according to state news agency Anadolu.

While no one has yet claimed responsibility for the airport assault, Turkish authorities have said most signs point to the dreaded Islamic State.

« Back to LIVE

TOP STORIES

Real Madrid book Champions League final date with Dortmund

This sets up Real Madrid final against Borussia Dortmund, who knocked out Paris Saint-Germain in the other semi-final.

Missing 'Tarak Mehta' actor Gurucharan Singh operated over 10 bank accounts

50-year-old Singh is believed to have been visiting his parents in Delhi and was expected to return to Mumbai. However, the actor has not been heard from since April 22.

Salman home firing: HC nod for 2nd PM of accused who died in police custody

The direction came on a petition filed by Anuj Kumar's mother Reeta Devi, who sought a fresh examination.

Salman home firing: Shooters unaware of target until ....., say police

The Mumbai police's crime branch, during the interrogation of the duo, found Pal and Gupta were given the shooting task by Anmol Bishnoi, the younger brother of jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, but they had no idea they had to fire at...

Chaos at airports as Air India Express cancels 100 flights; 15K flyers hit

Discontent has been brewing among a section of the cabin crew at the low-cost carrier for some time now, especially after the start of the process of merger of AIX Connect, formerly AirAsia India, with itself.