ISTANBUL — Turkish authorities mentioned Friday that they’ve apprehended a suspected member of the extremist Islamic State group who was planning assaults on New Yr’s celebrations.
State-run Anadolu Company reported that Ibrahim Burtakucin was captured in a joint operation carried out by police and the Nationwide Intelligence Company within the southeastern metropolis of Malatya.
Safety officers informed Anadolu that Burtakucin was involved with many IS sympathizers in Turkey and overseas and was additionally in search of a possibility to hitch the continued combating in battle zones.
Authorities additionally seized digital supplies and banned publications belonging to IS throughout the raid of his dwelling.
The arrest was reported a day after Istanbul’s prosecutor’s workplace mentioned Turkish authorities carried out simultaneous raids through which they detained over 100 suspected members of the militant Islamic State group who have been allegedly planning assaults in opposition to Christmas and New Yr’s celebrations.
