Turkey arrests over 400 terror suspects
- Türkiye
- Anadolu Agency
- Published Date: 10:47 | 19 August 2019
- Modified Date: 10:48 | 19 August 2019
Over 400 terror suspects were arrested in 29 provinces across Turkey in operations against PKK terror group, the Interior Ministry said on Monday.
A total of 418 suspects were arrested across Turkey including in southeastern Diyarbakır, Mardin and eastern Van provinces, Turkey's Interior Ministry said in a statement.
Operations are ongoing in the region, it added.
In its more than 30-year terror campaign against Turkey, the PKK -- listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the U.S. and the EU -- has been responsible for the deaths of nearly 40,000 people, including many women, children and infants.
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