Turkish Police Arrest 46 Suspected Members of Al Qaeda
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ISTANBUL, Turkey — Turkish police arrested 46 suspected Islamic militants in operations in five provinces across the country, authorities said yesterday.
The state-owned Anatolia news agency said the suspects had ties to Al Qaeda, but police in Istanbul would not confirm that information, saying only that 46 militants were arrested in coordinated operations in the cities of Istanbul, Konya, Izmir, Kocaeli, and Mardin.
In 2003, homegrown militants with alleged ties to Al Qaeda bombed two synagogues, a British bank, and the British consulate in Istanbul, killing 58 people.
More than 70 Turks are on trial for their alleged roles in those attacks.
