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Turkey detains two IS suspects over New Year suicide attack plot: Official

Published: 30 Dec 2015 - 01:24 pm | Last Updated: 09 Nov 2021 - 11:21 am
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Ankara: Turkish police have arrested in Ankara two suspected suicide bombers linked to Islamic State (IS) jihadists who were plotting an attack on New Year's Eve in the capital, a Turkish official told AFP on Wednesday.

"They are suspected of being affiliated with the Islamic State and were planning an attack on the New Year in Ankara," the official said, asking not to be named. 

AFP