Türkiye busts cell suspected of providing logistical support for IS militants

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Türkiye busts cell suspected of providing logistical support for IS militants

STORY: Türkiye busts cell suspected of providing logistical support for IS militants DATELINE: Sept. 3, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:38 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of police raiding house in special operations (file) 2. various of anti-terrorism police officers taking the arrested suspects to the police station 3. photos of equipment seized during searches at the suspects' homes STORYLINE: Turkish police have busted a cell in Istanbul suspected of shipping military materials for the Islamic State (IS) as part of an operation against the outlawed group, Ihlas News Agency reported on Saturday. The police, acting upon a tip-off, carried out a raid on a house of a Kyrgyz and a Syrian suspected of providing logistical support for IS militants, according to the news agency. Police seized sniper binoculars, tactical weapon lasers, and other electronic and military materials during the search, said the report, adding the two men are believed to have direct contact with the logistica

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