Police in Gallipoli, Turkey, detain suspect over 'planned Anzac attack' - News Summed Up

Police in Gallipoli, Turkey, detain suspect over 'planned Anzac attack'


Armed police will be out in force for Anzac Day tomorrow - there's no specific threat to services but security will be tight, police say. Turkish authorities have arrested a suspect they believe was planning to attack a World War I commemoration at Gallipoli attended by hundreds of Australians and New Zealanders. The suspect, a Syrian national, was detained in Tekirdag, a northwestern province close to the Gallipoli peninsula, a Tekirdag police spokesman said. READ MORE:* Anzac Day at Gallipoli: Turkey officials stay away from ceremony* Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern confident New Zealanders safe attending Anzac Day commemorations in Turkey* Anzac Day will never be the samePolice did not specify which day the detained suspect may have been planning to carry out the alleged attack, according to Reuters. Emrah Gurel A Turkish soldier stands guard during the international service in recognition of the Gallipoli campaign at Mehmetcik monument in the Gallipoli peninsula, Turkey.


Source: Stuff April 24, 2019 13:03 UTC



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