Turkish authorities have detained 115 people suspected of being members of the Islamic State, who they say were planning to carry out attacks during the country’s Christmas and New Year celebrations, Istanbul’s chief prosecutor’s office announced today.
Police in Istanbul received information that members of the Islamic State were planning attacks in Turkey, mainly against non-Muslims, during the Christmas and New Year celebrations, the prosecutor’s office said in a statement on Thursday.
Police raided 124 locations in Istanbul, detaining 115 of the 137 suspects they were looking for, the statement said, adding that several pistols and ammunition were also seized.
