Nearly 200 arrests in Turkey after attack on Israeli consulate

Nearly 200 arrests in Turkey after attack on Israeli consulate

Turkish security forces have arrested nearly 200 people in a nationwide sweep one day after a shootout outside Israel's consulate in Istanbul, Justice Minister Akin Gurlek said Wednesday.Gurlek posted on X that officers had arrested 198 suspects in a simultaneous operation in 34 provinces against "the terrorist organisation Daesh", another name for the Islamic State group.A gunman was killed and two others wounded in Tuesday's shootout with police outside the consulate, with two officers lightly...

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