15 Jan 2016 12:51

Kommersant journalist says Russian citizen Suleimanov detained after Istanbul terror act released in Turkey

MOSCOW. Jan 15 (Interfax) - Russian citizen Aidar Suleimanov, who has been charged in absentia by the Russian Interior Ministry's Tatarstan branch of involvement with the Islamic State (ISIL) terrorist organization, which is outlawed in Russia, has been released from a deportation center in Turkey, Kommersant newspaper correspondent Grigory Tumanov has said.

"I have spoken to Suleimanov once again. He has confirmed that he was released without being charged. His dossier has been forwarded to the migration service," Tumanov wrote on his Twitter account on Friday.

Interfax has so far been unable to obtain confirmation of the report from other sources.

Suleimanov, and another two Russian citizens, were detained in Turkey earlier this week following Istanbul's terrorist attack, which killed ten people.