MOSCOW — Authorities in the former Soviet republic of Georgia have identified one of the gunmen killed in a recent counterterrorism operation as a suspect behind a deadly attack at Istanbul’s main airport last year. The Georgian State Security Service said in a statement on Friday that the gunmen who blew himself was Akhmed Chatayev. One officer and three gunmen died in a 20-hour counterterrorism operation in Georgia’s capital, Tbilisi, last month. Georgian authorities said they are investigating to see how the men had crossed the border into Georgia. Turkey has suffered a string of attacks blamed on IS militants that have killed more than 300 people since 2015.

Source: National Post December 01, 2017 11:05 UTC