Turkey detains suspect who allegedly helped UK girls join IS
A foreign intelligence operative suspected of helping three British schoolgirls join the Islamic State group in Syria has been detained, Turkey's foreign minister said Thursday.
Mevlut Cavusoglu said the suspect acted even though he or she worked for the intelligence agency of a country that is part of the US-led coalition fighting IS. Cavusoglu didn't identify the country, but said it wasn't the US or a European Union member.
Cavusoglu, who was interviewed on A Haber television, said he had shared the information with his British counterpart.
"Do you know who the person who helped the girls turned out to be?" Cavusoglu said. "Someone who works for the intelligence service of a country that is part of the coalition."
He didn't provide further details on the suspect's detention.
