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Turkey arrests suspected IS militant over planned U.S. consulate attack -Dogan
Source: Reuters
World | Tue Dec 15, 2015 11:43am EST
Turkey arrests suspected IS militant over planned U.S. consulate attack -Dogan
ISTANBUL
Turkish authorities arrested a suspected Islamic State militant on Tuesday for allegedly planning a suicide attack on the U.S. Consulate in Istanbul, Dogan news agency said.
The suspected militant was of Syrian origin and was detained in Kahramanmaras, a province near the Syrian border, Dogan said.
Turkey has been on high alert after more than 100 people were killed by two suicide bombers in the capital Ankara in October.
A similar attack at a town near the Syrian border in July left 33 dead.
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Turkey arrests suspected IS militant over planned U.S. consulate attack -Dogan
ISTANBUL
Turkish authorities arrested a suspected Islamic State militant on Tuesday for allegedly planning a suicide attack on the U.S. Consulate in Istanbul, Dogan news agency said.
The suspected militant was of Syrian origin and was detained in Kahramanmaras, a province near the Syrian border, Dogan said.
Turkey has been on high alert after more than 100 people were killed by two suicide bombers in the capital Ankara in October.
A similar attack at a town near the Syrian border in July left 33 dead.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-turkey-usa-arrested-idUSKBN0TY25L20151215
