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Turkish security forces detain a Japanese trying to join IS

Xinhua, March 23, 2016 Adjust font size:

A Japanese man attempting to join the Islamic State (IS) in Syria was detained Tuesday in Turkey, the private Dogan news agency reported Wednesday.

Turkish security forces captured the man identified as M.M. in the southeastern province of Gaziantep bordering the neighboring country, while searching a suspicious car in the Nizip district of Gaziantep, according to the report.

The suspect confessed during his interrogation that he came to Nizip in order to cross the border and join IS.

M.M. said he spoke to a Syrian individual by phone who convinced him to join IS, said the report.

The detained suspect will be deported once his documents are finalized at the courthouse. Endit