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20.04.2023

Turkish police arrested six foreigners on suspicion of being linked with terrorists

Turkish police arrested six foreigners on suspicion of links to the Islamic State and al-Qaeda during the anti-terrorist campaign in Istanbul.

 

All of them allegedly maintained contact with extremists in various regions of Syria and Iraq. All the detainees were discovered in ten hideouts scattered across several Istanbul districts during the raid. Evidence was also found and seized there.

 

Operations to combat terrorism began in Turkey before the presidential and parliamentary elections scheduled for May 14 this year. Over the past two weeks, the police have carried out several raids, during which 42 persons suspected of being linked to various illegal armed groups were detained.

Source: riafan.ru