Türkiye Arrests ISIS Bomb Expert

Türkiye announced the arrest of an ISIS bomb expert during a security operation in Istanbul on Sunday. (AFP file photo)
Türkiye announced the arrest of an ISIS bomb expert during a security operation in Istanbul on Sunday. (AFP file photo)
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Türkiye Arrests ISIS Bomb Expert

Türkiye announced the arrest of an ISIS bomb expert during a security operation in Istanbul on Sunday. (AFP file photo)
Türkiye announced the arrest of an ISIS bomb expert during a security operation in Istanbul on Sunday. (AFP file photo)

Türkiye announced the arrest of an ISIS bomb expert during a security operation in Istanbul on Sunday.

In a joint operation, police and the Turkish National Intelligence teams detained the suspect, identified only by the initials A.J.A. in Sultanbeyli, said security sources.

The suspect was involved in training the group's members on explosive-making, which they used in terror attacks in Syria and Iraq.

Police seized five bombs and detonators, as well as digital propaganda materials and other documents.

Turkish Minister of the Interior Ali Yerlikaya recently announced that 17 members involved in funding ISIS were arrested in a campaign that included 20 homes and seven workplaces in Istanbul.

He vowed that the battle against terrorist organizations and collaborators would continue, and the financial resources of terrorists would be dried up one after the other.

ISIS claimed responsibility for terrorist attacks in Türkiye between 2015 and 2017, which killed more than 300 and wounded dozens.

Türkiye designed the group as a terrorist in 2013.



South Korean Plane Crash Report Says Bird Remains Were Found in Engines, but No Cause Yet Revealed 

The wreckage of the Jeju Air aircraft that went off the runway and crashed lies at Muan International Airport, in Muan, South Korea, December 30, 2024. (Reuters)
The wreckage of the Jeju Air aircraft that went off the runway and crashed lies at Muan International Airport, in Muan, South Korea, December 30, 2024. (Reuters)
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South Korean Plane Crash Report Says Bird Remains Were Found in Engines, but No Cause Yet Revealed 

The wreckage of the Jeju Air aircraft that went off the runway and crashed lies at Muan International Airport, in Muan, South Korea, December 30, 2024. (Reuters)
The wreckage of the Jeju Air aircraft that went off the runway and crashed lies at Muan International Airport, in Muan, South Korea, December 30, 2024. (Reuters)

The first report on last month’s Jeju Air crash in South Korea confirmed bird strikes in the plane's engines, though officials haven’t determined the cause of the accident that killed all but two of the 181 people on board.

The preliminary accident report released Monday said feathers and bird blood stains were found in both engines.

“The samples were sent to specialized organizations for DNA analysis, and a domestic organization identified them as belonging to Baikal Teals,” the report said, referring to a migratory duck.

The report also said the plane's black box stopped recording about 4 minutes before the crash.

South Korea earlier announced that it will remove a concrete structure at the end of the airport's runway that was involved in the crash.

Some experts have said that Muan International Airport’s localizer — a set of antennas in a concrete structure that guide aircraft during landings — likely made the crash of the Jeju Air plane worse.

The Boeing 737-800 skidded off the airport’s runaway on Dec. 29 after its landing gear failed to deploy, slamming into the concrete structure and bursting into flames. Many observers said the structure should have been made with lighter materials that could break more easily upon impact.

Investigators have said that air traffic controllers warned the pilot about possible bird strikes two minutes before the aircraft issued a distress signal confirming that a bird strike had occurred, after which the pilot attempted an emergency landing.