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Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

Turkey Arrests Dozens over Alleged ISIS Links

FILE PHOTO: Turkish police stand guard in Istanbul, Turkey, January 1, 2017. REUTERS/Huseyin Aldemir/File Photo

Turkish authorities Friday detained dozens of suspects over alleged links to ISIS during morning raids in two provinces, state news agency Anadolu reported.

In Ankara, 52 people were taken into custody after the capital's chief prosecutor issued 64 arrest warrants as part of a probe into the militant group.

Raids continued to find the 12 other suspects.

Police discovered weapons including guns and ammunition at the homes of the suspects in Ankara, Anadolu reported.

And in the northern province of Samsun, 10 Iraqis were detained over suspected ISIS ties, the agency said.

Turkish authorities have conducted similar raids in the capital this year.

Just a few days before national elections in June, 14 suspected ISIS members were detained accused of planning an attack on the polls.

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