Suspected ISIS members arrested in Turkey - report
The suspects were reportedly planning terror attacks on several consulates and places of Christian and Jewish worship.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Published: FEBRUARY 5, 2023
Fifteen suspected members of ISIS were arrested in the northwestern Turkish province of Kocaeli, east of Istanbul, on Saturday, according to the Turkish SoL newspaper. This report is corroborated by Pakistani news outlet Dunya, as well as Israel's KAN news. Turkey's Hurriyet newspaper, however, only reports that five suspected ISIS members were arrested.
According to KAN, the suspects were planning terror attacks on several consulates as well as places of Christian and Jewish worship. They were specifically targeting the consulates of Denmark and Sweden in response to the recent Koran burning in Stockholm. This, in turn, was part of a protest against Turkey and Sweden's attempts to join NATO.
According to SoL's report, authorities were able to confirm the suspects' ties to ISIS but were unable to establish concrete evidence that they posed a threat to any places of worship.
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The suspects were reportedly planning terror attacks on several consulates and places of Christian and Jewish worship.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Published: FEBRUARY 5, 2023
Fifteen suspected members of ISIS were arrested in the northwestern Turkish province of Kocaeli, east of Istanbul, on Saturday, according to the Turkish SoL newspaper. This report is corroborated by Pakistani news outlet Dunya, as well as Israel's KAN news. Turkey's Hurriyet newspaper, however, only reports that five suspected ISIS members were arrested.
According to KAN, the suspects were planning terror attacks on several consulates as well as places of Christian and Jewish worship. They were specifically targeting the consulates of Denmark and Sweden in response to the recent Koran burning in Stockholm. This, in turn, was part of a protest against Turkey and Sweden's attempts to join NATO.
According to SoL's report, authorities were able to confirm the suspects' ties to ISIS but were unable to establish concrete evidence that they posed a threat to any places of worship.
more............. https://www.jpost.com/international/article-730605