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German TV Changes Logo to Support Turkey

CAIRO โ€“ Showing solidarity with Turkey against Istanbul terrorist bombing, German Television station Tele5 has changed its logo on Wednesday, January 13, to a German flag emblazoned with the Islamic star and crescent, making a mix between the Turkish and the German flags.

In order to express our sympathy to the victims of yesterdayโ€™s attack, you can see our program today with this logo,โ€ Tele5 said on Twitter.

A blast at the cityโ€™s Sultanahmet district on Tuesday morning killed 10 people โ€“ mostly German tourists โ€“ and wounded 15 others.

A Syrian suicide bomber carried out the attack, Turkeyโ€™s president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, said earlier.

In the Mediterranean city of Antalya, three Russians were detained for allegedly providing logistical support to the militant group, the state-run Anadolu news agency reported.

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Six other suspected militants were arrested in raids in the province of Izmir on the Aegean coast.

The alleged bomber, a 28-year-old Syrian named Nabil Fadli, was not on any militant watch list but had registered and given fingerprints at an immigration office a week before the blast, Ala said.

Quoting security sources, the Turkish newspaper Hurriyet Daily said that he had registered for asylum in Istanbul on Jan. 5 with four other men.

Getting criticism on their move, Tele5 said, โ€œWe find it rather unfortunate that the half-crescent became a symbol of fear. The Hilal is not a sign of terror.โ€