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Turkey detains IS members planning attack near embassies

Türkiye Materials 16 September 2016 10:06 (UTC +04:00)
Four members of the “Islamic State” (IS, aka ISIS, ISIL or Daesh) terrorist group have been detained in Turkey.
Turkey detains IS members planning attack near embassies

Baku, Azerbaijan, Sept.16

By Rufiz Hafizoglu - Trend:

Four members of the “Islamic State” (IS, aka ISIS, ISIL or Daesh) terrorist group have been detained in Turkey, Milliyet newspaper reported Sept.16.

Reportedly, the detainees were planning to commit terrorist attacks near foreign diplomatic missions in the country.

The testimony of the detainees revealed that the IS was planning terrorist attacks near German and UK embassies Sept.17.

It was earlier reported that the UK embassy in Ankara will be closed Sept.16 for security reasons.

Previously, Germany closed its diplomatic missions in Turkey.

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