Istanbul bombers were Russian, Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan says two of the three suicide bombers behind Istanbul's deadly attack had Russian passports.

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Published 2 July 2016 12:34am

Source: AAP

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Two of the three suicide bombers behind the deadly attack in Istanbul this week had Russian passports, Kyrgyzstan's foreign ministry says.

Citing Kyrgyzstan's consulate in Istanbul, the ministry said in a statement on Friday "the Turkish authorities have established the identities of two terrorists" and named them as Rakim Bulgarov and Vadim Osmanov.

It provided no other details.

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