MOSCOW (Sputnik) — The militants were of Syrian origin, Daily Sabah newspaper reported. A pistol with a silencer were found on the crime scene in southern Hatay province.
No links of militants to any terrorist groups have been confirmed yet.
Turkey has been targeted in multiple terrorist attacks lately, including the latest on June 28, when three suicide blasts rocked Istanbul's Ataturk International Airport, leaving over 40 people dead and more than 230 injured.