Australia attempting to extradite Neil Prakash, a suspected Islamic State recruiter arrested in TurkeyCANBERRA, Australia--Australia is attempting to extradite from Turkey a man suspected of being a high-profile Australian recruiter for the Islamic State movement, the government said on Saturday. Justice Minister Michael Keenan said Saturday the 24-year-old had survived the attack and was now in custody in Turkey. "An individual we believe to be Neil Prakash has been arrested and detained in Turkey pursuant to Turkish legal processes," Keenan's office said in a statement, adding that Australia had filed a formal extradition request. The statement did not say how the 24-year-old came to be in Turkey or how long he had been in custody. Prakash is also suspected of motivating an 18-year-old Australian who was shot dead after he stabbed two policemen outside a Melbourne police station in September 2014.

Source: The China Post November 26, 2016 16:35 UTC