On Sunday, January 28, in Istanbul, during a service in the Church of Santa Maria, two unknown persons opened fire on people. One person was killed, Turkish Interior Minister Ali Erlikaya said on the social network X, UNN reports .
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According to Yerlikaya, at about 11:40 (10:40 Kyiv time - ed.), two masked men opened fire in the church during the service. One person was killed in the attack. According to him, law enforcement officers have launched an investigation to detain the attackers.
Turkish media reported that Justice Minister Yilmaz Tunç said that the Istanbul Chief Prosecutor's Office had already launched an investigation, and that a deputy chief prosecutor and two prosecutors had been appointed to investigate the case.
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The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) has announced an investigation into the possible involvement of several of its staff members in the Hamas massacre in Israel on October 7. The reason for this was the relevant accusations by Israel and information provided by the Israeli authorities to the UN agency.
