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TURKISH police on Thursday detained eight foreigners in Turkey’s biggest city Istanbul for their suspected ties with the terrorist suspects, local media reported.
Simultaneous operations were launched at 12 locations to capture those allegedly seeking to carry out terror attacks, the state-run Anadolu agency reported.
The suspects, whose nationalities were not immediately clear, were reportedly involved in conducting activities in the city on behalf of the group.
Many organizational documents and digital materials were also seized during the operations, the agency added.
The suspects had conducted spate of deadly attacks in Turkey since 2015.
Turkey’s counter-terrorism units in response have been conducting operations against the group’s members in the country. (Xinhua/NAN)
– May 27, 2021 @ 15:35 GMT
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