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Police detain Russian and Kyrgyz IS suspects over Istanbul airport attack

Xinhua, July 4, 2016 Adjust font size:

Turkish police detained overnight one Russian and one Kyrgyz national with suspected links to the Islamic State (IS) in relation to the deadly attack on Istanbul Ataturk Airport, Turkish media reported on Monday.

According to the private Dogan news agency, the pair arrived from Ukraine and were netted at the airport.

Four thermal binoculars, three military camouflage suits, two passports with different names, three Kyrgyz identity cards and five birth certificates were found with them, Dogan said.

The news agency said a court in Istanbul court had remanded by Sunday 13 suspects, including four foreigners, linked to the bombing attack on Tuesday night.

Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim announced earlier that police had detained 29 IS suspects over the airport assault.

A total of 45 people were killed and over 200 others wounded in the triple attacks, in which three suicide bombers opened fire at crowds and then blew themselves up at the airport.

The three bombers have been identified as Uzbek, Kyrgyz and Russian nationals.

No group has claimed responsibility for the assault, but the Turkish authorities blamed it on the IS. Endit