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Turkey detains 48 people with suspected ties to Islamic State, says minister

One Turkish citizen was killed by two Islamic State gunmen at the Italian Santa Maria Catholic Church in Istanbul in January.

turkey islamic stateTurkey's Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said 48 people with suspected ties to the Islamic State have been detained. (Representative/ File)

Turkish authorities have detained 48 people suspected of having ties to Islamic State in connection with a shooting at an Istanbul church in January, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said on X on Saturday.

One Turkish citizen was killed by two Islamic State gunmen at the Italian Santa Maria Catholic Church in Istanbul in January.

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