Türkiye detains individuals plotting terrorist attacks before municipal election

BAKU, Azerbaijan, March 10. Employees of the
General Directorate of Security of Türkiye have detained 33 people
in the province of Sakarya in the northwest of the country, who are
suspected of preparing terrorist attacks before the municipal
election scheduled for March 31, head of the Interior Ministry Ali
Yerlikaya said on X, Trend reports.

“During the Sakarya operation targeting the extremist group
ISIS, 33 suspects were apprehended. They were planning terrorist
attacks and exploring the feasibility of carrying them out before
the municipal elections. Additionally, they were implicated in
providing financial support to the group through terrorist
financing activities. Investigations revealed that these
individuals were operating clandestinely under the guise of illegal
mosques and madrasahs,” he said.

During the police operations, they seized unregistered weapons,
four pistols and two shotguns. Large sums of currency were also
confiscated.

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