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Turkey: IS stabbing suspect was wanted internationally

Istanbul's police chief says an Islamic State militant who stabbed a police officer to death while in custody was an "internationally wanted terrorist."

 

Mustafa Caliskan said Monday the man—who was shot and killed by other officers after the attack—was planning a major assault, which his detention allegedly thwarted. Caliskan was speaking at a memorial for the 24-year-old slain officer.

 

The suspected IS suicide bomber was detained in an anti-terror operation and was being taken to Istanbul's main police station when he fatally stabbed the officer late on Sunday.

 

It was unclear how the suspect had access to a knife. There was no word on his identity or nationality.

 

Turkey has endured multiple bomb attacks since 2015, blamed on IS or Kurdish militants.

 


פרסום ראשון: 08.14.17, 17:17