KABUL: (MEP) At least 10 Syrians were jailed by a Turkish court with suspected links to the suicide bomb attack in Istanbul which left 10 Germans killed last week.
Ten German tourists were killed and 17 others were injured in the January 12 bombing in Sultanahmet, the heart of Istanbul’s tourist district.
The ten Syrian nationals were accused of belonging to the Islamic State group and were remanded in custody.
According to Turkish state media, the Syrians were among a group of 17 people who were referred to court in Istanbul on Sunday over accusations of premeditated murder and membership in a terrorist organisation.
Six others were released on payment and proceedings against a minor are ongoing.
Authorities have said that the Saudi-born Syrian suicide bomber was affiliated with the Islamic State group.
Ankara claims that the attack was carried out by a member of the ISIS Takfiri terror group who had recently entered Turkey from Syria, although no group has claimed responsibly for the incident so far.
However, Ankara is considered among the main supporters of the militant groups operating in Syria since March 2011.
