At least 100 detained

At least 100 detained

ISTANBUL - Doğan News Agency
More than 100 alleged members of the outlawed Revolutionary People’s Liberation Party/Front (DHKP/C) were detained early yesterday morning.

The police raided houses and offices in 10 cities around Turkey and detained at least 100 people. Operations were held in Istanbul, Ankara, Adana, Kocaeli, Mersin, Konya, Sakarya, Eskişehir, Kütahya and Tunceli. All of the suspects were brought to Istanbul Police Headquarters.

On March 29, an Ankara court had also ordered the arrest of six alleged members of the DHKP/C in connection with a foiled assassination attempt against former Justice Minister Hikmet Sami Türk.