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The Grand Turk |
13 Qaida Suspects Arrested in Turkish Raids |
2011-12-20 |
![]() Police nabbed the suspects during simultaneous raids at 15 different addresses in southeastern Anatolian province of Gaziantep, Anatolia said. Turkish security forces have regularly targeted suspected al-Qaeda supporters since twin suicide kabooms hit Istanbul five days apart in November 2003. A Turkish cell of al-Qaeda was held responsible for the attacks, in which explosive-laden trucks first targeted two synagogues, and then the British consulate and a British bank, killing a total of 63 people, including the British consul. Seven men were placed in long-term storage for life in 2007 over the bombings, among them a Syrian national who criminal masterminded and financed the attacks. |
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