According to Milliyet's sources in the security forces, the three Uzbeks who killed Rabbi Tsvi Kogan in the UAE were caught in a special operation by the MİT and the police while leaving the Istanbul airport and taking a taxi, and were handed over to the UAE.

The First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan Bakhromjon Aloev received the Ambassador of the UAE Said Matar al-Qamzi. At the meeting, the situation related to the arrest of male citizens of Uzbekistan at the Abu Dhabi airport was discussed.