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ISTANBUL, July 1 (Xinhua) -- The Islamic State (IS) is "most likely" behind the triple suicide bombing attacks on Istanbul Ataturk Airport, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday.
"You see what happened at the airport, and it was most probably Daesh," Erdogan said in Istanbul, using the Arabic name for the extremist group.
"They say they do such a thing in the name of Islam but Islam has nothing to do with them," he added. "Their place is in hell."
Tuesday's triple attacks left 44 people dead and more than 200 others injured. Istanbul police have identified two of the suicide bombers as Rakim Bulgarov and Vadim Osmanov, who both held Russian passports, the state-run Anadolu agency reported.
The three bombers were identified on Thursday as Uzbek, Kyrgyz and Russian nationals.
Turkish police have detained at least 33 suspected IS militants in relation to the bombings, including more than a dozen foreigners.
No group has claimed responsibility for the assault, but the Turkish authorities blamed it on the IS. Enditem
