Turkey detains 24 Daesh-linked suspects

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Turkey detains 24 Daesh-linked suspects

They have been detained for allegedly transferring money to Daesh groups.

By IANS

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Published: Tue 6 Nov 2018, 5:45 AM

Last updated: Tue 6 Nov 2018, 12:02 PM

Turkish police have detained 24 suspects as part of an investigation into Daesh's international financial activity.
Citing Anadolu News Agency, Xinhua reported that police units conducted simultaneous operations against the group in 11 provinces across the country, after the prosecutor's office of Diyarbakir province issued detention warrants.
The suspects, detained on Monday, allegedly transferred money to Daesh group in Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, Indonesia and Libya.
Police also seized nearly 1.3 million Turkish lira ($240,000), as well as dollars, euros, and Syrian currency.
Turkey has suffered several bloody attacks blamed on Daesh since 2015, which killed more than 300 civilians and injured hundreds of others. 


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