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Turkish FM Says Perpetrator of Recent Istanbul Terror Attack Came From Syria

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At least one of the people responsible for the recent terrorist attack in the Turkish capital of Istanbul came from Syria, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut... 14.12.2016, Sputnik International

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Turkish FM Says Perpetrator of Recent Istanbul Terror Attack Came From Syria

21:39 GMT 14.12.2016 (Updated: 21:40 GMT 14.12.2016)

© AP Photo / Halit Onur SandalPolice officers and ambulances fill the street next to the Besiktas football club stadium, in Istanbul, late Saturday, Dec. 10, 2016. Two loud explosions have been heard near the newly built soccer stadium and witnesses at the scene said gunfire could be heard in what appeared to have been an armed attack on police.Turkish authorities have banned distribution of images relating to the Istanbul explosions within Turkey.

Police officers and ambulances fill the street next to the Besiktas football club stadium, in Istanbul, late Saturday, Dec. 10, 2016. Two loud explosions have been heard near the newly built soccer stadium and witnesses at the scene said gunfire could be heard in what appeared to have been an armed attack on police.Turkish authorities have banned distribution of images relating to the Istanbul explosions within Turkey. - Sputnik International

At least one of the people responsible for the recent terrorist attack in the Turkish capital of Istanbul came from Syria, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said Wednesday.

Turkish special force police officers patrol streets after a car bomb exploded near the stadium of football club Besiktas in Istanbul on December 10, 2016 - Sputnik International

Turkish President Announces National Mobilization Following Istanbul Attack

14 December 2016, 14:06 GMT

ANKARA (Sputnik) — On December 10, two blasts rocked the center of Istanbul, with at least 29 killed and 166 injured. A branch of the militant Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) claimed responsibility for the attacks.

"One of the people who carried out the terror attack in Istanbul came from Syria, I told US Secretary of State John Kerry about that in today's telephone conversation," Cavusoglu said, as quoted by Anadolu news agency.

The PKK is outlawed in Turkey as a terrorist organization. Ankara also considers the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG), a component of the Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), an offshoot of the PKK and, by extension, a terrorist group.

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