April 03, 2008

45 Al-Qaida suspects arrested in Turkey

The Media Line News Agency Staff , THE JERUSALEM POST Apr. 2, 2008

Turkish security forces have detained 45 people suspected of being part of an Al-Qaida cell. The detainees were arrested during simultaneous raids throughout Istanbul, local media outlets reported.

The raids were carried out in eight neighborhoods in the European part of Istanbul. The local police said the suspects were planning to commit terror attacks.

Posted on 03 April 2008 @ 20:29 GMT