Officials: Ataturk Airport attackers were from Russia, Uzbekistan, and Kyrgyzstan

The Ataturk airport
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Turkish officials announced on Thursday that the suicide bombers in the Ataturk Airport attack, which killed 42 and wounded dozens more on Tuesday, were from Russia, Uzbekistan, and Kyrgyzstan. Also on Thursday, the Istanbul police reported that they have detained 13 suspects following the attacks; the police raids all targeted suspected Islamic State operatives, according to the state-run news agency. Three of the detainees are foreign nationals. No terrorist group has yet claimed responsibility for the Ataturk attacks.

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Jeva Lange was the executive editor at TheWeek.com. She formerly served as The Week's deputy editor and culture critic. She is also a contributor to Screen Slate, and her writing has appeared in The New York Daily News, The Awl, Vice, and Gothamist, among other publications. Jeva lives in New York City. Follow her on Twitter.