US congressman: ‘Chechen extremist behind Istanbul airport bombing’

US congressman says IS fighter masterminded Turkey airport blast

A Chechen extremist masterminded the triple suicide bombing at an airport in Istanbul that killed at least 44 people, a US congressman said.

Michael McCaul, chairman of the house committee on homeland security, told CNN that Akhmed Chatayev directed Tuesday night’s attack at Ataturk Airport, one of the world’s busiest, which also wounded more than 230.