ANKARA (Sputnik) — The Turkish military detained on Tuesday a group of 10 people, including an Daesh-affiliated suicide bomber, which was attempting to illegally cross into the country from Syria, local media reported.
20 March 2016, 11:46 GMT
According to Daily Sabah newspaper, the suicide bomber was carrying explosives ready to be detonated.
The detention took place due to increased security measures at the Turkish-Syrian border following recent terrorist attacks in Ankara and Istanbul.
On March 13, at least 37 people were killed and over 125 were wounded at a bus stop near a central square in Ankara and on March 19, five people including the attacker were killed and at least 36 were injured in blast at a major tourist street in Istanbul.
