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Lone victim of ISIS-claimed Istanbul church shooting was a Muslim, says local official
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By Scott McLean and Yusuf Gezer, CNN (CNN) — The lone victim of Sunday’s ISIS-claimed shooting at the Santa Maria Catholic Church in Istanbul was a Muslim, according to a local official. Sukru Genc, mayor of the Sariyer district where the church is located, told Turkish independent newspaper BirGün …
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Gunmen target Istanbul church, killing one person during morning mass
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Lone victim of ISIS-claimed Istanbul church shooting was a Muslim, says local official
One person was killed after two masked gunmen attacked a church in the Sarıyer district of Istanbul, Turkey’s Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya posted in a statement on X, formerly known as Twitter.
Gunmen targeted a church in Istanbul on Sunday morning, killing at least one person during the celebration of mass. Pope Francis has condemned the attack.
By Scott McLean and Yusuf Gezer, CNN (CNN) — The lone victim of Sunday’s ISIS-claimed shooting at the Santa Maria Catholic Church in Istanbul was a Muslim, according to a local official. Sukru Genc, mayor of the Sariyer district where the church is located, told Turkish independent newspaper BirGün …
The statement claiming responsibility was published on Aamaq, the media arm of the militant group, along with photos of two masked men holding guns whom it identified as the attackers.
ISTANBUL (AP) — The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for an attack on a Roman Catholic church in Istanbul during a Sunday Mass that killed one person. The extremist group said in a statement late Sunday that it “attacked a gathering of Christian unbelievers during their polytheistic ce…
ISTANBUL (RNS) — Two gunmen shot and killed a member of a minority Muslim sect who was among a diverse congregation. Though Sunday’s attack came as a shock to many of Istanbul's Catholics, it's not without precedent.
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