11 minutes agoTurkey arrests 31 members of I SIS planned deadly attacks
Periskopi(8 years ago)
(8 years ago)Turkish police have arrested 31 members of the Islamic State in Istanbul following a threatening warning of an attack, according to the news agency “Anadolu”. Police raided six locations in three Istanbul city districts, announced “Anadolu”, but without specifying when the operation was over. All those arrested were foreign citizens, the agency added. [...]
Police raided six locations in three Istanbul city districts, said “Anadolu”, but without specifying when the operation was over. All those arrested were foreign citizens, the agency added.
Police have confiscated digital materials and documents during the operation, reports “Reuters”, Periscopi broadcast.
Turkey has been a partner of the US-led colation in the fight against the Islamic State.
Turkish police officers have stepped up operations against the Islamic State at the end of last year before the first anniversary when an attack had occurred at a nightclub in Istanbul, where 39 people were killed.
The Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack, from a series of attacks believed to have been carried out by jihadists in Turkey in recent years./Periscopi/
