Turkey detains IS militants near Syrian border

Turkish security forces detained ten Islamic State militants, one of whom was wearing an explosive device, near the border with Syria, the military said.

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Ankara - Turkish security forces detained ten Islamic State militants near the border with Syria on Tuesday, one of them wearing an explosive device, the military said in a statement.

The men were trying to enter Turkey from Syria through illegal routes, the military said. It released a picture showing a dismantled explosive device.

Islamic State claimed responsibility for suicide bomb attacks on Brussels airport and a rush-hour metro train in the Belgian capital on Tuesday which killed at least 30 people. Turkey has also blamed the group for a suicide bombing in Istanbul which killed four people on Saturday.

Reuters

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