(Reuters) Humeyra Pamuk and Daren Butler - Three Islamic State suicide bombers who killed 44 people in a gun and bomb attack at Istanbul's main airport this week were Russian, Uzbek and Kyrgyz nationals, a Turkish government official said on Thursday. The Turkish Yeni Safak newspaper said the Russian bomber was from Dagestan, which borders Chechnya, and the organizer of the attack was suspected to be Akhmed Chatayev, of Chechen origin, a leader in Islamic State responsible for training Russian-speaking militants, who is wanted by Russian authorities.
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