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Police holding anti-terrorist operation in Istanbul

Türkiye Materials 14 March 2016 12:21 (UTC +04:00)
The police are holding an anti-terrorist operation in some districts of Istanbul, Anadolu agency reported March 14.
Police holding anti-terrorist operation in Istanbul

Baku, Azerbaijan, March 14

By Rufiz Hafizoglu - Trend:

The police are holding an anti-terrorist operation in some districts of Istanbul, Anadolu agency reported March 14.

Some 36 people, including foreigners, were detained in this operation. The citizenship of the detained foreigners was not revealed.

The Directorate General of Turkish National Police issued a statement March 14 that the police are searching for 20 more car bombs in the country.

The law enforcement agencies said that the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) terrorist organization intends to commit several terrorist attacks in major cities of Turkey March 20.

A car bomb exploded in Ankara on March 13, near a crowded bus stop. The explosion killed as many as 37 people, 125 more got injured.

Preliminary reports said the two suicide bombers, one male and one female triggered the explosive device, while in the car. According to reports, the mentioned car was hijacked Feb. 10 in the Turkish southeastern province of Sanliurfa.

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