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Istanbul bombing mastermind fled to Syria
JPost Reg Reqâd - Interesting how all clues - and GPS indicaters point to Syria Turkish police have revealed that the International Islamic Jihad organization perpetrated the attack on two Turkish synagogues Saturday with the aid of al Qaida and other organizations. welcome to the WOT Murat! Show Spine or resign from civilization! Two of the suicide bombers were cousins, and a brother of one of them organized the attack. Immediately after the attack, the head of the operation fled to Syria. Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul informed reporters that Saturdayâs explosions at the two Istanbul synagogues were connected to an Afghan-based terror organization. Monday, the four perpetrators were identified as Masoud Shabok and Azzad Akinji, who are associated with either the Islamic movement or a radical yet marginal Turkish terror group, the Islamic Great Eastern Raiders Front; both organizations are banned in Turkey. Three bodies had been found at the crime scene, and a fourth was missing. Turkish authorities were still awaiting DNA identification, Tuesday morning, before making a formal statement, but had arrested 30 people, so far, according to French news services. A fake passport made out to Azad Akinïi and another belonging to Masud Chabuk were found at the crime scene. The fake passport was apparently provided by al Qaida. Akinïi is a well-known activist with ties to Afghanistan, Pakistan, Chechnya and Bosnia, and his brother is wanted in connection with extremist Moslem organizations. One of the vehicles belonged to the third brother, Mura, now being questioned.
Posted by: Frank G 2003-11-18 |
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