Tuesday, 19 February 2013 02:13
Turkish police detain suspected leftist militants
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - Turkey's state-run news agency says police are rounding up dozens of people suspected of membership in a left-wing militant group that has claimed responsibility for a suicide attack at the U.S. Embassy in Ankara earlier this month.
It was the second major sweep against suspected members of the Revolutionary People's Liberation Party-Front, or DHKP-C, since January. It wasn't immediately clear if the arrests were directly linked to the embassy bombing which killed a Turkish security guard on Feb. 1.
The Anadolu Agency said Tuesday police were arresting dozens of people in 28 provinces across Turkey.
The DHKP-C has claimed responsibility for assassinations and bombings since the 1970s but had been relatively quiet in recent years.
It was the second major sweep against suspected members of the Revolutionary People's Liberation Party-Front, or DHKP-C, since January. It wasn't immediately clear if the arrests were directly linked to the embassy bombing which killed a Turkish security guard on Feb. 1.
The Anadolu Agency said Tuesday police were arresting dozens of people in 28 provinces across Turkey.
The DHKP-C has claimed responsibility for assassinations and bombings since the 1970s but had been relatively quiet in recent years.
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