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6 more suspects detained over Istanbul airport attack

Xinhua, July 9, 2016 Adjust font size:

Turkish police seized six more suspects on Friday over their links to the triple suicide bombing attacks on Istanbul Ataturk Airport late last month, local media reported.

One was believed to be in contact with the suicide bombers, while the others "acted jointly" with him, Turkish private Ihlas news agency reported.

The suspects, all foreign nationals, were netted in simultaneous operations, it said.

The authorities have arrested 30 other suspects including 14 foreigners in the aftermath of the attacks, according to Ihlas.

The bombing attacks on Ataturk Airport on June 28 left 45 people dead and more than 200 others injured.

No one has claimed responsibility for the attack, but Turkish officials said they believe it was conducted by the Islamic State group. Endit