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IS members arrested in Turkey

26 March 2016 [13:36] - TODAY.AZ

Ten members of the “Islamic State” (IS, aka ISIS, ISIL, or Daesh) terrorist group have been arrested in Turkey, Anadolu Agency reported March 26.

The arrested, who were earlier detained on the Syrian border, are Turkish citizens. Some of them are suspected of preparing terrorist attacks in Turkey.

Turkey has faced deadly terrorist attacks in recent weeks.

On March 13, a car bomb attack in Ankara left 36 people dead. Istanbul was also targeted by a suicide attack on March 19, leaving four people dead. Turkish authorities have accused Daesh, the PKK and the PYD terrorist groups for the attacks.

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