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MowCowWhoHow III

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Wed Dec 30, 2015, 06:27 AM Dec 2015

Turkey detains two IS suspects over New Year suicide attack plot

Source: AFP

Ankara (AFP) - Turkish police detained 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.

Counter-terror police arrested the two people in the Mamak district in the outskirts of the capital, the private NTV television reported.

Turkey is on high security alert after 103 people were killed on October 10 when two suicide bombers ripped through a crowd of peace activists in Ankara, the worst attack in modern Turkey's history.

Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/turkey-detains-two-suspects-over-suicide-attack-plot-101107402.html

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Turkey detains two IS suspects over New Year suicide attack plot (Original Post) MowCowWhoHow III Dec 2015 OP
I'd be surprised... Helen Borg Dec 2015 #1

Helen Borg

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1. I'd be surprised...
Wed Dec 30, 2015, 07:51 AM
Dec 2015

If there were no attacks anywhere on NY's evening. Statistically, it's unlikely that all these loose "cells" will be detected.

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