By PTI |The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for an attack on a Roman Catholic church in Istanbul during a Sunday Mass that killed one person, in a statement issued late Sunday. Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said shortly before midnight that two men he described as members of the Islamic State extremist movement had been arrested for the attack. It described the attack as killing one person and wounding another, while Turkish authorities said no one was injured besides the person killed. Yerlikaya said police had raided 30 locations and detained a total of 47 people as part of the investigation into the attack. On Jan 3 this year, 25 suspected Islamic State members were arrested across Turkey, accused of plotting attacks on churches and synagogues, according to state-run Anadolu Agency.

Source: GNN Liberia January 29, 2024 13:12 UTC