Thousands of people march as they hold Turkish flags and pictures of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the founder of modern Turkey, marking the 94th anniversary of the Turkish Republic Day, in Istanbul, Turkey, 29 Oct 2017. (EPA photo)ANKARA, Turkey: Security officials say police have detained 283 suspected Islamic State group militants in Turkey in the past 11 days. A security directorate statement released on Thursday also said police seized 66 improvised explosive devices during the anti-IS operations conducted in 25 provinces across Turkey. The statement said that of the alleged IS militants caught, 96 are Turkish citizens while 187 others are foreign nationals. IS has been blamed for several deadly attacks in Turkey that killed more than 300 people since 2015.

Source: Bangkok Post November 02, 2017 07:41 UTC