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29 January 2024

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ISIS claims responsibility for attack on Istanbul church

The ISIS terrorist group has claimed responsibility for the attack on a church in Turkey's Istanbul on Sunday.

AhlulBayt News Agency (ABNA): The ISIS terrorist group has claimed responsibility for the attack on a church in Turkey's Istanbul on Sunday.

Assailants launched an armed attack on an Italian church in Istanbul during a religious ceremony on Sunday, leaving one person dead, Turkey's interior minister said.

The attack occurred at around 11:40 in the Sariyer district of Istanbul and was carried out by two masked men, Ali Yerlikaya said.

The minister said an individual identified as C.T. -- who was among those attending Sunday's service -- had died after the armed attack.

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