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Suspects face terror charges over Istanbul bombing

Chase WinterJanuary 17, 2016

Sixteen people with suspected links to last week's suicide bombing in Istanbul have gone before a court to be officially charged. Ten Germans were killed and several wounded in the attack.

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Türkei Beileidskundgebung am Anschlagsort Istanbul
Image: Reuters/O. Orsal

Sixteen of 17 people arrested in connection with last week's blast in the heart of Istanbul's historic Sultanahmet neighborhood went before a Turkish court on Sunday to face charges, state media Anatolia Agency reported.

Prosecutors are charging the 16 suspects with "being a member of a terrorist organization."

Another individual under the age of 18 is still being processed by the prosecutor's office.

Turkish and German authorities say the suicide bomber was a Syrian affiliated with the so-called "Islamic State" (IS) group. The terror organization has not yet claimed responsibility.