10 German victims of Istanbul suicide attack returned home
Date
1/16/2016 6:41:51 PM
(MENAFN- The Journal Of Turkish Weekly) AGermanAir Force cargo plane carrying the coffins of 10Germantourists killed in a suicide bomb attack at Istanbul's historicSultanahmetdistrict has left the city's main airport to fly the bodies home.
Police on Jan. 16 escorted the convoy of 10 funeral vehicles from a forensic medicine institute morgue to theAtaturkairport where the Germany military plane was on standby.
The suicide bomber set off the explosion near a group ofGermantourists on Jan. 12 just steps away from the landmark Blue Mosque killing 10 of them. Authorities said the victims ranged in age from 51 to 73.
Turkish officials have said the bomber a Syrian was affiliated with the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). Turkish authorities have detained seven people in connection with the attack.
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