Police in Istanbul caught a Daesh/ISIS terrorist making ready to hold out an assault in Türkiye, safety forces mentioned on Tuesday.
Security forces decided that the suspect, a male international nationwide recognized solely by his initials M.A., had shared propaganda encouraging acts of terrorism in opposition to Türkiye, particularly in tourist-heavy and crowded areas and individuals are concentrated, via the media organs of the phobia group.
He was apprehended in a raid on his deal with, the place safety groups seized digital supplies and symbols of the phobia group, together with different supplies similar to knives, that the suspect would have deliberate to make use of in a future assault.
The suspect was transferred to judicial officers after procedures by the police have been accomplished and was remanded in custody.
In 2013, Türkiye grew to become one of many first international locations to declare Daesh/ISIS a terror group.
The nation has since been attacked by Daesh/ISIS terrorists a number of occasions, with 315 individuals killed and lots of injured in no less than 10 suicide bombings, seven bomb assaults, and 4 armed assaults.
In response, Türkiye launched anti-terror operations at residence and overseas to forestall additional assaults.
