Eight detained in Istanbul in operation against PKK

ISTANBUL – Anadolu Agency

Eight people were detained by Istanbul anti-terror police early on Nov. 5 in an operation against the PKK. AA Photo

Eight people were detained by Istanbul anti-terror police early on Nov. 5 in an operation against the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK).

The Istanbul Police Department’s anti-terror teams, together with riot police, raided a number of addresses in the Pendik and Sultanbeyli districts, both located on the Anatolian side of the city.

The addresses of the detained suspects were also searched by police.

The detained suspects were sent to the main police station on Vatan Avenue in the Fatih district of the city.