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Turkish police intensifies security measures due to terror threats

Türkiye Materials 3 April 2015 11:02 (UTC +04:00)
The Turkish police have intensified the security measures in almost all provinces of the country, Turkish Haber7 TV channel reported April 3.
Turkish police intensifies security measures due to terror threats

Baku, Azerbaijan, April 3

By Rufiz Hafizoglu - Trend:

The Turkish police have intensified the security measures in almost all provinces of the country, Turkish Haber7 TV channel reported April 3.

Additional security measure are implemented due to available information on the "Revolutionary People's Liberation Party-Front" (DHKP-C) terrorist organization's preparations for several more terror attacks in the country.

The terrorists are preparing armed attacks on police stations and assassination of state officials in Turkey, Haber7 reported citing the sources in the law enforcement bodies.

Several terrorist attacks have been recently carried out in Istanbul. The police have recently launched an anti-terrorist operation in the city.

According to the preliminary data, some 10 people suspected of the links with the mentioned Revolutionary People's Liberation Party-Front, were detained during the operation.

This organization bears responsibility for terrorist acts committed in the Turkish province of Hatay, Reyhanlı town in May 2013. Some 46 people were killed and 155 people were injured. The members of this group also made as a terrorist attack on the US embassy in Ankara. As a result, a security guard of the embassy was killed and another person was injured.

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