2024 Istanbul church shooting | |
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Location | Istanbul, Turkey |
Date | 28 January 2024 c. 11:40 a.m. (TRT) |
Target | Church of Santa Maria |
Attack type | Shooting |
Deaths | 1 |
Injured | 1 |
Victim | Tuncer Cihan |
Perpetrators | Islamic State - Turkey Province |
Motive | Islamic extremism Anti-Christian sentiment |
The 2024 Istanbul church shooting (Turkish: 2024 İstanbul kilise saldırısı), was an attack by the Islamic State on the Church of Santa Maria, a Roman Catholic church located in Istanbul, Turkey,[1] on 28 January 2024.[2]