A person was killed in an attack on a Catholic church in Istanbul.

In Istanbul, one person died in an armed attack on the Catholic Church during prayer, Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said in X.

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“Today at 11:40 am, as a result of an armed attack in the Catholic Church of St. Mary in the Sariyer district of Istanbul (in the north of the city), citizen D.T. was killed,” he wrote.

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The minister said the two attackers were wearing masks and were “participating” in Sunday prayers.
Yerlikaya announced the launch of a full-scale investigation into the attack. The search for the perpetrators is now underway.

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The media initially reported one wounded.