Turkish security forces have arrested more than 900 people suspected of being involved in terrorist activities in a large-scale operation. The launch of Operation Hero was announced earlier by Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya.
‘As part of Operation Heroes, which is taking place in 64 provinces, 928 people were arrested and 744 unregistered weapons were confiscated,’ the minister said in a statement.
Meanwhile, more than 110 suspects suspected of being part of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), banned in the country, have already been arrested in the last 24 hours, local media reported.
These operations follow a terrorist attack perpetrated near the Turkish Interior Ministry building in Ankara and claimed by the PKK. On October 1, two terrorists drove up to the building’s gates, and one of them caused an explosion near the security post. A shootout followed, which made it possible to neutralize the second terrorist. Two police officers were slightly injured. The Interior Ministry identified one
of the attackers as a member of the PKK.
Source: Burkina Information Agency