Nov. 29 - Officials in Ankara, Turkey, say they have arrested a man they believe planned the bombing of the Beth Israel, one of the two simultaneous terrorist attacks on synagogues in Istanbul on Nov. 15. They received information that he was planning to cross the Turkey-Iran border with a forged passport, and he is believed to come from Agri in a Kurdish area of Turkey.

The 4 recent bombings in Turkey killed 61 people, (including the 4 Islamakazis) and injured 712.

Two men have been arrested for the synagogue bombings, Mesut Cabuk and Gokhan Elaltuntas.

The Fox report notes that Turkish authorities have imposed a news blackout on the investigations, but newspapers have largely defied the ban, printing a steady stream of reports about the ongoing investigation.

The CNN reports that the man was identified as the owner of the vehicle used for the bombing, and that six additional people were arrested.

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