Together with a citizen of Uzbekistan, they planned to carry out a terrorist attack in Istanbul. Photo: Internet The Turkish police detained two suspected members of the terrorist group “Islamic State”. According to Turkish media, they planned to carry out a terrorist attack in Istanbul on New Year’s Eve. “The two suspects – citizens of […]
Together with a citizen of Uzbekistan, they planned to carry out a terrorist attack in Istanbul.
Photo: InternetThe Turkish police detained two suspected members of the terrorist group “Islamic State”.
According to Turkish media, they planned to carry out a terrorist attack in Istanbul on New Year’s Eve.
“The two suspects – citizens of Uzbekistan and Tajikistan – attempted to flee from the police who were monitoring them in the Istanbul district of Başakşehir just hours before the New Year on December 31, but the police managed to shoot the tires of their vehicle,” the report states.
According to the police, the citizen of Tajikistan with the initials K.Z.I. and the nickname “Abu Maymun” is an expert in the “Islamic State” group on homemade explosives. It has been established that he trained members of the terrorist organization in this area and also conducted propaganda activities on social media in favor of the “Islamic State” group.
“Abu Maymun” has been placed in custody, and the deportation procedure has been initiated for the citizen of Uzbekistan A.M.
It is noted that the militants received instructions from the “Islamic State” cell in Afghanistan and planned the attack using explosives.