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Turkey detains 147 ISIS suspects in past week

Turkey's Interior Ministry says that dozens of people have been detained in the past week over suspected ties to the Islamic State group.

  

In a statement released Monday, the ministry said 147 people were detained after authorities determined "they were in contact with the Daesh terrorist organization," referring to an Arabic acronym for ISIS.

 

Of the detained, 25 people have been formally put under arrest.

 

The ministry's announcement came after a gunman opened fire on New Year's revelers at an Istanbul nightclub, killing 39 people and wounded dozens of others. ISIS has claimed responsibility for the attack.

 


פרסום ראשון: 01.02.17, 12:02