Turkey arrests suspected al-Qaida militants
ISN SECURITY WATCH (Tuesday, 25 April 2006: 02.50 CET) - Turkish police have detained six suspected al-Qaida militants believed to have been plotting attacks in Turkey, local media reported.
Five Turks and a foreign national were detained in the southeastern city of Gaziantep after a police raid on a house used by the six suspects, Turkey's state-run Anatolian news agency reported.
Police said they seized several passports and identification cards and were inspecting a computer used by the alleged militant group.
The news agency identified one of the suspected militants, who reportedly had been under surveillance for some time, as Fahad Abdurrahman El Cakmak.
Police said three of the suspects had already been arrested previously during another al-Qaida operation.
More than 70 suspected militants, including foreigners, are on trial in Istanbul for alleged involvement in a series of suicide bombings that killed 58 people in the city in 2003.
Five Turks and a foreign national were detained in the southeastern city of Gaziantep after a police raid on a house used by the six suspects, Turkey's state-run Anatolian news agency reported.
Police said they seized several passports and identification cards and were inspecting a computer used by the alleged militant group.
The news agency identified one of the suspected militants, who reportedly had been under surveillance for some time, as Fahad Abdurrahman El Cakmak.
Police said three of the suspects had already been arrested previously during another al-Qaida operation.
More than 70 suspected militants, including foreigners, are on trial in Istanbul for alleged involvement in a series of suicide bombings that killed 58 people in the city in 2003.
posted by Marko at 4/25/2006 06:22:00 AM
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