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Turkish police detain 120 suspected Al Qaeda members
Turkish police have arrested 120 suspected Al Qaeda members in a series of raids across the country, reports said.
The raids in 16 provinces, including Istanbul, followed arrests earlier in the week of 25 suspected Al Qaeda members, Reuters quoted the Anatolian news agency as reporting.
Among those arrested was an academic who allegedly recruited at a local university campus and online, along with someone who was alleged to have been the head of Al Qaeda in Turkey, Serdar Elbasa, also known as Abu Zer, and a the alleged chief of Al Qaeda network in the Gaziantep province which borders Syria, international media quoted the Anatolian news agency as saying.
In the raids, weapons, ammunition, fake identity documents and camouflage clothing were found, the BBC quoted unnamed police officials as saying.
Reuters quoted Turkish media as saying that the suspects were believed to plotted suicide attacks on Turkish soldiers in Afghanistan and police in Turkey.
The raids in 16 provinces, including Istanbul, followed arrests earlier in the week of 25 suspected Al Qaeda members, Reuters quoted the Anatolian news agency as reporting.
Among those arrested was an academic who allegedly recruited at a local university campus and online, along with someone who was alleged to have been the head of Al Qaeda in Turkey, Serdar Elbasa, also known as Abu Zer, and a the alleged chief of Al Qaeda network in the Gaziantep province which borders Syria, international media quoted the Anatolian news agency as saying.
In the raids, weapons, ammunition, fake identity documents and camouflage clothing were found, the BBC quoted unnamed police officials as saying.
Reuters quoted Turkish media as saying that the suspects were believed to plotted suicide attacks on Turkish soldiers in Afghanistan and police in Turkey.
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There are al-qaeda members in countries all around the world and if you have a border with Syria, Irak, and Iran, you are more than likely to have some sneaking into your country or influencing your religious people to find recruits. These successful operations should and will countinue within Turkey.
add314- This has nothing to do with the image of Turkey!! same operations take place in Uk and US on a daily basis! You should be happy about this as this reduces the chance of terorists sneaking into your country!!
Vincent and [...]
Read the full comment Turkish ten years - These are infact may well be Kurds or people from other ethinicities. Terrorists are terrorists and should be dealt with before they below up cities!!!
Arkan- Yes it is hard to capture PKK members and Turkish citizens in their early 20s have to serve upto 15months on the mountains to fight against them, who have families worried about them and who should be working to make a living rather than being soldiers, which you would never understand!!
Bravo, Turkey! Polishing your image indeed!
Are these kurds in fact ?
Because the rest of the world sh*** on them for beating up Kurds and being undemocratic. It's much more complex there than you think. I just hope these really are Al Qaeda, and NOT Kurds.
Good capturing but how about the Turkish soldiers try this hard to capture PKK members