Suspected Daesh suicide bomber arrested in Turkey


(MENAFN- The Journal Of Turkish Weekly) Turkish border guards stopped a suspected Daesh-linked suicide bomber on the Syrian frontier on Tuesday a security source said.

The potential bomber who was carrying explosives was arrested alongside nine other suspected Daesh members in Gaziantep province the source said on condition of anonymity due to restrictions on speaking publicly.

According to a statement from the provincial governor’s office the group originally consisted of 13 suspects but three escaped. It said two were injured when they were arrested.

The group had crossed from Syria the security source added without providing further detail. The Turkish authorities regularly arrest suspected Daesh members in the provinces of Gaziantep and Kilis which border a region of Syria under the group’s control.


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