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20 IS suspects detained in southern Turkey

Xinhua, August 4, 2016 Adjust font size:

At least 20 Islamic State (IS) suspects were detained on Thursday in an anti-terror operation in the south of Turkey, Anadolu Agency reported.

The anti-terror police, supported by a helicopter, raided 22 IS hideouts simultaneously in the southern province of Adana.

The suspects, including senior local figures in the group, were taken to Adana police headquarters for questioning.

Five other suspects are still on the run, Anadolu said.

The IS militants control an area along the Syrian borders to the east of Adana.

Turkey has been on high alert as a series of suicide and car bomb attacks allegedly committed by the group have claimed many lives and wounded hundreds of others in the country. Endit