Two masked gunmen entered a Franciscan parish in Istanbul on January 28 during Mass, opened fire, and killed one of the 40 worshippers in attendance.
The victim, Tuncer Cihan, “was a mentally disabled man who had no ties to politics or criminal organizations,” his nephew said. “He was invited to the celebration and was a victim of fate.”
The Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack. Turkey’s interior minister said that two ISIS members—one from Russia, the other from Tajikistan—have been arrested.