ISTANBUL: Turkish police have arrested 15 people for alleged links to the extremist Islamic State group, the country's official news agency said late Saturday , following days of security warnings by Western consulates.
Anadolu news agency, sourcing an Istanbul police statement, said the group was detained for purportedly planning attacks on the Swedish and Dutch Consulates in Istanbul as well as on churches and synagogues. But the police added they couldn't ascertain any “concrete threats” against the locations. The intelligence that led to the police operation stated that the group may have received instructions from an affiliate of Islamic State called Islamic State-Khorasan Province, which is active in South Asia and Central Asia.anti-Muslim activist burned the Muslim holy book in StockholmThis week, a group of Western countries temporarily closed down their consulates in Istanbul over security concerns.
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