Al-Qaeda members detained in Istanbul, planned to attack synagogues and churches: report
11 al-Qaeda members have been detained in Istanbul
following a raid by Turkey’s special forces, reported Sabah newspaper on
Thursday.
The terrorists reportedly planned to launch attacks on
the U.S. embassy in Turkey in addition to a number of synagogues and churches
in the country.
Some 22 kilograms of explosives, five guns and five
handguns were seized from the detained terrorists.
A full investigation is yet to be launched.
February saw an attack take place against the U.S.
embassy in Ankara. The explosion, which took place on Feb. 1, killed an embassy
security guard and left one visitor injured.
The leader of the subversive operation, a member of the
Marxist terrorist group Turkish People’s Liberation Party-Front, Ecevit Shanli
was also killed.
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