20 ’ISIS’ Suspects Detained in Turkey
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Turkish police detained twenty "ISIS" suspects in the Mediterranean resort of Antalya, barely 10 days ahead of a G20 summit being attended by world leaders there, Turkish media reported.
Turkey has been on the hunt for "ISIS" extremists since twin bombings on a peace rally in Ankara on October 10 that killed 102 people and wounded around 500.
There was no further information about the Antalya raids and no immediate comment from the PM's office.
FM Feridun Sinirlioglu said that Ankara was planning further military action against the extremists, without saying how or where.
"ISIS" is blamed for three attacks in Turkey since June when two people were killed at a rally in the southeastern city of Diyarbakir.
Foreign ministry spokesman Tanju Bilgic said on Thursday that Sinirlioglu did not specifically use the expression "ground operation," but added: "All options could be on the agenda."
Police have also rounded up dozens of "ISIS" suspects in recent weeks in raids across the country.
Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team
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