Arrested ISIL suspect hangs himself in jail in Turkey’s south

HATAY - Doğan News Agency

An arrested Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) suspect hung himself on April 20 in his cell in the southern province of Hatay. 
Syrian-origin Nedim Belluş, 35, was found hung from his bunk bed in his cell at Hatay’s İskenderun M-Type Prison.

An investigation has been launched into the incident.

Police detained Belluş last week in an operation against suspected ISIL members. He was arrested along with two others.