Jan 13, 2016, 9:49 AM

Istanbul suicide bomber ISIL operative

Istanbul suicide bomber ISIL operative

ANKARA, Jan. 13 (MNA) – The suicide bomber who killed up to 10 foreigners in the heart of Istanbul’s historic tourist district on Tuesday, at least nine of them German, was a foreign member of ISIL, said Turkish prime minister Ahmet Davutoglu.

Davutoglu said all of those killed in the attack were foreigners and that he had spoken with German chancellor Angela Merkel to express condolences. Most of those wounded were also German, he said.

Davutoglu vowed that Turkey would find those linked to the bomber and punish them and said that its fight against ISIL would continue.

According to local media the bomber is a man of around 27 years from Syria who is identified as Nabil Fadli.

The explosion took place at Sultanahmet Square, one of the most visited sites by tourist places.

The terror attack killed 10 person and left 15 injured.

 

sgl/acl/gas

PL-40/MNA

 

News ID 113556

Tags

Your Comment

You are replying to: .
  • captcha