Turkey Arrests ISIS Members Targeting Istanbul Synagogues

(JTA) David I. Klein - Istanbul police arrested 15 suspects connected to Islamic State who were plotting to target synagogues and churches, Turkish media reported on Sunday. Istanbul police said, "15 people were detained on the grounds that the so-called Khorasan Province leadership of Daesh [ISIS] ordered an action against the Swedish and Dutch Consulate Generals and places of worship belonging to our Christian and Jewish citizens in Istanbul."


2023-02-09 00:00:00

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