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The one-armed ISIS militant fled Russia 12 years ago and was granted refugee status in Austria while he radicalised disenfranchised youngsters from the Chechen Republic – which fought two years of independence with Russia after the break up of the USSR.

He is one of the three men who detonated suicide belts in Ataturk airport, Istanbul on Tuesday – killing 44.

A Chechen himself, Akhmed Chateav spent several years in prison – where he claims his arm was chopped off.

He joined ISIS in 2015 and fought in Syria, according to Turkish media.

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He played a leading role in training extremists who went on to commit terrorist attacks in both Russia and western Europe, a Russian spook claimed.

The news comes as Turkish police nabbed 11 non-nationals linked to the attack in Istanbul this morning.

Chateav had been long wanted by authorities for terrorism-related offences but after he was granted asylum in Europe he managed to dodge extradition rules which would have seen him hauled in front of a court.

When he was arrested in Ukraine in 2010 on suspicion of masterminding a deadly bomb attack, The European Court for Human Rights ordered that he could not be handed over to Russia.

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Human rights charity Amnesty International also urged authorities to leave him alone as he "could face an unfair trial and would be at risk of torture and other ill-treatment".

Similar rulings from the court helped fuel the Leave campaign in the run up to the EU Referendum.

Home secretary and frontrunner to be the next prime minister Theresa May said that while she wished to remain in the European Union, the UK should should quit the separate European Convention on Human Rights which it subscribes to.

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She blamed the convention for delaying the extradition of extremist Abu Hamza for years while he sat in a million-pound council home in leafy west London.

But yesterday, Mrs May dramatically changed her position on the court, saying ditching the UK's association with it was not a priority she would pursue.

Holiday Brits are increasingly concerned about whether to take flights for their pre-booked holidays in Turkish resorts.

Many have been advised to watch other nation's travel advice, which warns against visiting popular resorts highlighted on a chilling terror map.