Azerbaijan, Baku, Aug. 12 /Trend/
Three members of Al-Qaeda terror organization have been arrested in Istanbul. Two of arrested persons are Azerbaijanis, Star newspaper reported.
The persons detained as a result of operation conducted by the anti-terrorism department of Istanbul Security Department were delivered to the prosecutor's office of Besiktas. Detained Azerbaijanis are Islam Ganiyev and Fizuli Maharramov.
Mehmet Toprak and citizens of Azerbaijan and Ganiev and Maharramov gave evidence to prosecutor of Istanbul Ufuk Ermertdzhanu. The detainees have been charged under "membership in a terrorist organization" and arrested.