Around 20 people arrested in Turkey’s Istanbul over suspected links to ISIS

At least 20 people, including 15 foreign nationals, were detained in the Turkish city of Istanbul over suspected links to the ISIS terrorist group, local media reported on Sunday.

Turkish police carried out raids at four addresses in three districts of Istanbul, the Anadolu news agency reported.

According to police, the detained people were planning to commit an attack during the New Year’s celebrations in Istanbul.

According to media reports citing statistics, since the rise of ISIS in neighboring Iraq and Syria, Turkish law enforcement agencies have detained over 5,000 ISIS suspects, with about 3,300 foreigners from 95 countries having been deported and some 38,000 banned from entering Turkey.

Source: Farsnews