During Sunday Mass, there was an armed attack on the church of Santa Maria Draperis, a Catholic parish, in the Sariyer neighborhood of Istanbul, and one person died. The police intervened. This was reported by the Turkish newspaper ‘Hurriyet’. The victim is “CT”, according to Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya. “He was among those present at the ceremony, was attacked by two masked men and unfortunately lost his life,” he said. The attack took place “today at around 11:40 am (local time, ed.). A full-scale investigation into the matter has been launched and efforts have begun to capture the attackers. We strongly condemn this cowardly attack,” he added.
Source: IL Tempo
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