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Turkey detains 11 IS suspects over plot against U.S. consulate

Xinhua, December 18, 2015 Adjust font size:

Istanbul police on Thursday detained 11 Islamic State (IS) militants suspected of planning an attack on the U.S. consulate general, Turkey's media reported.

All the suspects held by the special terror units are Syrians with fake passports, the Hurriyet daily news said, naming a 18-year-old man called Abdulaziz Amin Mojbil as the leader.

Turkish police has been on high alert over intelligence reports about a planned attack on U.S. diplomatic facilities in Ankara and Istanbul.

Earlier this week, an IS militant was arrested in Turkey's southeastern province of Kahramanmaras over the plot.

The U.S. consulate in Istanbul has issued two security threats this month, while the U.S. embassy in Ankara limited services on Monday and Tuesday citing "security threat."

In August, two assailants opened fire at the U.S. consulate building but caused no casualties. Endit