ISIS Claims Responsibility for Istanbul Church Attack That Killed One Person

ISIS Claims Responsibility for Istanbul Church Attack That Killed One Person
Turkish police officers stand guard in a cordoned off area outside the Santa Maria church, in Istanbul on Jan. 28, 2024. Emrah Gurel/AP Photo
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ISTANBUL—The ISIS terrorist group has claimed responsibility for an attack on a Roman Catholic church in Istanbul during a Sunday Mass that killed one person.

The extremist group said in a statement late Sunday on Aamaq, the media arm of the terrorist group, that it “attacked a gathering of Christian unbelievers during their polytheistic ceremony” inside the Santa Maria Church in the Buyukdere neighborhood in Istanbul.