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Turkish police, intelligence foil large-scale bomb attack by Daesh

Ankara - Muslimchronicle

Turkish police and intelligence officials collapsed two terrorist cells in Istanbul over the weekend, preventing a large-scale bomb attack by Daesh. A car loaded with homemade explosives and a bomb-laden motorcycle, as well as suicide vests and many bullets, were found in the parking area of a crowded shopping mall in Istanbul’s Bayrampasa district on Oct. 28, just one dayRead more

Turkey arrests 61 IS suspects in anti-terrorism operation

Ankara - Muslimchronicle

Turkish police arrested 61 terror suspects linked with Islamic State (IS) in eastern Erzurum and northwestern Bursa provinces on Sunday, state-run Anadolu Agency reported. A total of 22 suspects, including senior IS members were arrested in Erzurum province, and several weapons were also seized in the operation. The security operation was carried out by Erzurum Chief Public Prosecutor's Office asRead more

Arrest made in murder of Syrian opposition figure and her daughter

Istanbul - Muslimchronicle

An arrest has been made in the murder of Syrian opposition figure and her daughter, according to Turkish media reports. The suspect has been named as Ahmad Barakat and was arrested in Bursa. Orouba Barakat and her daughter Hala were stabbed to death earlier this month. Turkish police found their bodies in their apartment in Istanbul’s area of Uskudar. OroubaRead more

Turkey seizes 27 Daesh suspects over nightclub attack

Istanbul - ArabToday

Turkish police on Wednesday detained 27 Islamic State (IS) suspects in northwestern city of Bursa over their links to the shooting attack on an Istanbul nightclub on New Year's Day, local media reported. Fifteen women were among the foreigners netted by anti-terror teams in seven places in Bursa, and 40 passports, 38 fake ID cards and 15 mobile phones wereRead more

PKK splinter group claims suicide attack in Turkey's Bursa

Istanbul - Arab Today

A radical Kurdish militant group on Sunday claimed a suicide bombing in Turkey's former Ottoman capital of Bursa last week, saying the female assailant had failed to reach her intended target. The attack on Wednesday evening near Bursa's famed 14th century Grand Mosque wounded thirteen people but caused no fatalities other than the female suicide bomber herself. The Kurdistan FreedomRead more

Kurdish group claims Bursa bombing attack

Istanbul - Arab Today

A Kurdish group on Sunday claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing attack that injured 13 people days earlier in Turkey's northwestern city of Bursa, Turkish media reported. The Kurdistan Freedom Hawks (TAK), a Kurdish militant group linked to the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), said the Bursa attack was carried out by one of its female militant named Eser Cali,Read more

7 wounded in suicide attack in Turkish city

Ankara - Arab Today

A suicide bomber blew herself up in the Turkish city of Bursa Wednesday, wounding at least seven people, Turkish officials said according to ABC News. Turkish officials said the attack in the popular northwestern tourist destination was carried out by a suicide bomber. The explosion ripped through an area that is home to an Ottoman-era mosque and bazaar. Source: MENARead more