Turkey detains some 400 IS suspects in nationwide raids: reports

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 05, 2017
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ISTANBUL - Turkish police on Sunday detained around 400 suspected members of the Islamic State extremist group in nationwide raids, including foreigners and those suspected of planning attacks, reports said.

The operation around the country saw 150 suspects detained in Sanliurfa in the southeast, 60 in the capital Ankara as well as dozens more arrests in provinces ranging from Bursa in the west to Bingol in the east, the Dogan and Anadolu news agencies reported.