Turkey detains 24 as part of Daesh terror group financial probe
Turkey's state-run news agency says police detained 24 people as part of an investigation into the Daesh terror group's international financial dealings. Anadolu Agency reported on Monday the suspects were detained in the southeastern city of Diyarbakır and 10 other Turkish provinces over alleged money transfers to Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, Indonesia and Libya.
- Türkiye
- Anadolu Agency & AP
- Published Date: 12:00 | 05 November 2018
- Modified Date: 07:31 | 05 November 2018
At least 24 people were arrested on Monday for their suspected links to the Daesh terror group, according to judicial sources.
In a statement, the Chief Public Prosecutor's Office in Diyarbakir, a southeastern province, said the suspects were arrested in simultaneous operations -- based in Diyarbakır -- conducted in 11 provinces.
The suspects allegedly transferred money to the terror group in Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, Indonesia and Libya.
The agency cited the Diyarbakır prosecutor's office for its report but did not provide the suspects' nationalities.
Anadolu says police also seized nearly $580,000, as well as euros, Turkish and Syrian currency.
Security forces have been involved in a long-running campaign to clear Daesh terrorists from Turkey.
A series of deadly attacks in Turkey has been blamed on Daesh militants, including a New Year's attack at an Istanbul nightclub in the early hours of 2017 that killed 39 people.
More than 300 people have lost their lives so far in Daesh-claimed attacks in Turkey, where the terror group has targeted civilians in suicide bombings and rocket and gun attacks.