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IBDA-C was founded in 1970 by Salih İzzet Erdiş , aka Salih Mirzabeyoglu . The group moved from rhetoric to violence in the 1990s, culminating in a series of 90 bombings and attacks in 1994. After Erdiş's arrest and subsequent conviction on December 29 , 1998 , followed by the detention of many lower-ranking figures in the group, IBDA-C's activity seemed to quiet down. However, IBDA-C burst back into the headlines when it claimed responsibility for the dual synagogue bombing in Istanbul on November 15 , 2003 , which killed 24 and injured 255, as well as a subsequent attack on the HSBC Bank and British Consulate on November 20 , 2003 (see Istanbul Bombings ). The second claim called the bombings a joint attack with Al Qaeda ; the authenticity of the claim is disputed. On November 29 police in Istanbul announced the arrest of a yet-unnamed man they stated had admitted to giving the order to Suicide Bomber s to attack Beth Israel synagogue on November 15. The group also has ''See also'': EXTERNAL LINKS
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