Turkish Court Sentences Istanbul Airport Bombers To Life In Jail - Reports

Fakhir Rizvi Published November 17, 2018 | 02:00 AM

Turkish Court Sentences Istanbul Airport Bombers to Life in Jail - Reports

ANKARA (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 17th November, 2018) A criminal court in Turkey sentenced six men to life in prison on Friday for their role in the 2016 bombings at Istanbul airport, which killed 45 people, state media reported.

The suspects were convicted of murder, constitutional violations, attempts on 142 lives and damage to property, the Anadolu news agency said.

Three blasts hit the entrance, exit and the parking lot of Ataturk International Airport in July 2016. Among those killed were 19 foreigners. Over 230 people were injured.

Ankara maintained that the attack was carried out by the Islamic State terror group (banned in Russia). The Turkish president said suspects in the case hailed from Russia, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan.

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