| 23 suspected al-Qaeda activists arrested in Turkey |
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| Friday, 22 June 2007 | |
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The suspects were seized in the northwestern province of Bursa. More than 60 people were killed in a series of attacks claimed by a cell of al-Qaeda in Istanbul in November 2003 and since then operations against militants have been common. The British Consulate, two synagogues and HSBC bank in Istanbul were targeted. Tensions are running high in Turkey which holds a parliamentary election next month as separatist Kurdish militants have stepped up attacks in the mainly Kurdish southeast. Authorities also blamed a deadly attack in Ankara last month on Kurdish militants. Share & Bookmark             |
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