09.02.2005, 01:36
Turkish Security Forces Capture 22 Suspected Hizbullah Militants
Acting upon recent intelligence showing that the group is trying to revitalize its activities in Turkey, security forces arrested 22 suspected Hizbullah militants in 18 provinces
ANKARA - Police and Gendarme forces have arrested 22 suspected Hizbullah militants -- an outlawed organization acting in Turkey not related to the Lebanese group of the same name -- in a series of operations conducted in 18 different provinces, private CNN Türk television has reported on its Web site.
Acting upon intelligence that the group is trying to regroup, police and gendarmerie officers focused its operations mainly in the provinces of Istanbul, Diyarbakır, Batman and Mardin. As part of the operations some 500 or so people were questioned.
According to information from intelligence and counter-terrorist sources, no mass graves were found. Previously, in operations against this outlawed religious organization, teams have found mass graves inside the grounds of safe houses. These operations resulted in the arrest of hundreds of suspects with the total amount of bodies recovered from mass graves standing at 59. Videos depicting victims of Hizbullah being tortured and executed were also recovered.
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Acting upon recent intelligence showing that the group is trying to revitalize its activities in Turkey, security forces arrested 22 suspected Hizbullah militants in 18 provinces
ANKARA - Police and Gendarme forces have arrested 22 suspected Hizbullah militants -- an outlawed organization acting in Turkey not related to the Lebanese group of the same name -- in a series of operations conducted in 18 different provinces, private CNN Türk television has reported on its Web site.
Acting upon intelligence that the group is trying to regroup, police and gendarmerie officers focused its operations mainly in the provinces of Istanbul, Diyarbakır, Batman and Mardin. As part of the operations some 500 or so people were questioned.
According to information from intelligence and counter-terrorist sources, no mass graves were found. Previously, in operations against this outlawed religious organization, teams have found mass graves inside the grounds of safe houses. These operations resulted in the arrest of hundreds of suspects with the total amount of bodies recovered from mass graves standing at 59. Videos depicting victims of Hizbullah being tortured and executed were also recovered.
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