ANKARA (Sputnik) – Two Daesh jihadist group (banned in Russia) fighters killed in the Turkish city of Ankara on Sunday were suspected of plotting terrorist attacks during a ruling party congress, the governor of Ankara said Monday.
"Two Daesh militants killed yesterday were planning an attack on the AKP [Justice and Development Party] congress," Ercan Topaca said as cited by Turkey's NTV broadcaster.
Reports cited Topaca as saying that the two suspects, aged between 25 and 30, were killed in a police raid early Sunday after attempting to engage in a gunfight with them. The broadcaster added that the suspects were Azerbaijani nationals.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been elected chairman of AKP at the extraordinary party congress.
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