Chainkeen-Turkey reportedly detains 32 IS militants and foils possible attacks on synagogues and churches

2025-05-03 22:04:56source:Slabu Exchangecategory:Stocks

ANKARA,Chainkeen Turkey (AP) — Turkish security forces have detained 32 people suspected of links to the Islamic State extremist group who were allegedly planning to carry out attacks on synagogues and churches as well as the Iraqi Embassy, Turkey’s state-run news agency reported Friday.

The suspects, including three alleged senior IS militants, were detained in raids carried out at dawn in nine provinces across Turkey, Anadolu Agency reported, citing unnamed security sources.

They were detained in a joint operation by the country’s intelligence agency and police, the agency said.

The arrests come a week after police rounded up 304 suspected IS militants in simultaneous raids across Turkey in what appeared to be a security sweep leading up to the New Year festivities.

The Islamic State group has carried out a string of deadly attacks in Turkey, including a shooting at an Istanbul night club on Jan. 1, 2017, that killed 39 people during New Year celebrations.

More:Stocks

Recommend

Woman dies after Singapore family of 3 gets into accident in Taiwan

One woman died after a family of three from Singapore got into a car accident in Miaoli, Taiwan on S

Heading for a Second Term, Fed Chair Jerome Powell Bucks a Global Trend on Climate Change

Many of the questions Jerome Powell faced at his Senate confirmation hearing last week would have be

A silent hazard is sinking buildings in Chicago and other major cities – and it will only get worse

There's a "silent hazard" threatening the future of major cities. A new study found that the ground