Russia: Russian citizens arrested in Turkey indeed linked with international terrorism

MOSCOW, Russia – Three Russian citizens detained by the Turkish police in Antalya over ties with Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) were indeed linked with international terrorism, a source in one

MOSCOW, Russia – Three Russian citizens detained by the Turkish police in Antalya over ties with Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) were indeed linked with international terrorism, a source in one of Russiaโ€™s security agencies said.

An anti-terror squad conducted the raid a day after a suicide bomber killed 10 people in Istanbul.

โ€œThereโ€™s information about the three Russian citizens who were detained in Turkey, that they had links or participated in foreign terror groups,โ€ the source told TASS news agency.

โ€œMoreover, one of them was previously put on Russian and international wanted lists. The two others left the territory of Russia with the declared intention of studying on the territory of Middle Eastern countries,” he added.

Earlier on Wednesday, Turkeyโ€™s Dogan news agency reported that three Russian citizens were detained by the Turkish police over links to terror group Islamic State.

The Russian Foreign Ministry has confirmed the detention of three Russian citizens by the Turkish law enforcement authorities over alleged ties with Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS).

โ€œAccording to police reports, these persons have refused to make contact with Russian consular employees,โ€ the ministry said on its website.

Earlier, Russiaโ€™s consul general in the Turkish city of Antalya, Aleksandr Tolstopyatenko, has also said that the arrests took place, but added the reasons for them โ€œare being established.โ€

The three Russians were among the nine suspects detained by the Turkish police on Tuesday in the cities of Antalya and Izmir over alleged links with Islamic State.

The move was a response to the suicide bombing which took place in central Istanbul earlier that day, killing 10 people and injured 17 others.

Turkish authorities said the person who carried out the attack was affiliated with IS.

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