Turkey's justice minister says 25 suspects arrested in Istanbul church attack

According to the Minister of Justice of Turkey, Yilmaz Tunci , the Turkish authorities arrested 25 suspects in the shooting that happened during the church service in Istanbul last week.

According to him, among the 25 arrested were two armed persons who were in the church during the shooting and were arrested by the police a few days ago. According to Tunchi, the suspects are probably connected with the "Islamic State".

According to the Turkish Minister of Justice, 25 suspects were charged with membership of an illegal organization and aggravated murder. In addition, he noted that nine other suspects were released pending trial.

Let us remind you that on January 28, armed men attacked the church of Santa Maria in Saryer district of Istanbul , one person was killed.