Daesh terrorist nabbed after police hunt in Turkey
- Türkiye
- Anadolu Agency
- Published Date: 12:00 | 24 September 2018
- Modified Date: 12:29 | 24 September 2018
Turkish police arrested a suspected Daesh terrorist who allegedly communicated orders coming from Syria to group members in Turkey, security sources said Monday.
Identified as Eyüp. B (47), the suspect was rounded up in a brief police hunt after he was spotted outside a private hospital in the southern province of Adana, said the sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity due to restrictions on talking to the media.
The suspect -- reportedly the group's most senior operative in Adana province -- has threatened Daesh informants and their families, according to the same sources.
The suspect was put behind bars pending trial.
More than 300 people have lost their lives in Daesh-claimed attacks in Turkey, where the terror organization has targeted civilians in a suicide bomb, rocket and gun attacks.
Turkish security forces have been involved in a long-running campaign to thwart Daesh attacks.
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