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Turkish Police Arrest 120 With Suspected Al-Qaeda Ties

BBC 01/23/2010 02:42
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Turkish police have arrested 120 al-Qaeda suspects in a major nationwide anti-terror operation, reports say.



The arrests were made in co-ordinated pre-dawn raids in 16 provinces, said the state-run Anatolia news agency.

Those detained include an alleged militant recruiter who worked at a university in the eastern city of Van, Anatolia quoted police as saying.

It added the raids came after police seized documents disclosing details of extremist militant activity in Turkey.

Friday morning's raids netted weapons, fake identity cards and camouflage clothing, unnamed police officials said.

Suspected leaders of al-Qaeda cells in Turkey - including the local group's leader, Serdar Elbasi - were reportedly among those detained.

The raids, which took place in cities including Ankara and Istanbul, came after 33 suspected al-Qaeda members were arrested in Ankara and Adana earlier this week.


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