Turkey launches wide operations against al Qaeda
Güncelleme Tarihi:
Turkish police have detained at least a dozen people suspected of being members of al Qaeda in simultaneous raids in four provinces, TV channels and news agencies reported. (UPDATED)
Most of the suspects -- 11 people -- were detained in the southern province of Gaziantep, where the security forces, backed by armoured vehicles, raided several locations in two districts early in the morning, the state-run Anatolian Agency reported.
The operations were launched in the southeastern provinces of
Four people were detained in the southeastern province of Sanliurfa and the southern province of Adana, and two others in the central city of Konya. They were to be brought to Gaziantep for questioning.
Police raided the same district of Gaziantep where four al Qaeda members were killed in a similar operation in 2008, according to reports.
Following police interrogations, the suspects are to appear before a court, which will decide whether there is enough evidence to bring formal charges against them.
SERIES OF AL QAEDA OPERATIONS
Earlier this month, seven people were arrested on charges of links to the extremist network following simultaneous operations in the western
Local media reported in March that
A Turkish cell of al Qaeda was held responsible for truck bombs against two synagogues, the British consulate and a British bank in
Seven men were jailed for life in 2007 over the bombings, among them a Syrian national who masterminded and financed the attacks.
In January, a suspected al Qaeda militant was killed and three others captured in a shootout with police in