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Arrest warrants out for FETO terror suspects
Baku, June 9, AZERTAC
Turkish security authorities on Tuesday launched multiple operations in various provinces to arrest terror suspects affiliated with the FETO - the terror group behind the bloody failed coup attempt of 2016, according to Anadolu Agency.
Prosecutors issued arrest warrants for a total of 191 suspects, including 181 on-duty members of the Turkish Air Forces, and security forces started Izmir-based simultaneous operations in 22 provinces.
Security sources also announced that 145 of the suspects were arrested.
Separately, prosecutors issued arrest warrants for a total of 44 suspects, including eight on-duty members of the Turkish Armed Forces, and security forces started Istanbul-based simultaneous operations in eight provinces.
Security sources said 33 of the suspects were arrested.
Prosecutors in the capital Ankara also issued arrest warrants for a total of 32 suspects, including 13 on-duty members of the Turkish Air Forces.
Security sources announced that 25 of the suspects were arrested in simultaneous operations in 14 provinces.
In another Ankara-based operation, the prosecutors also issued arrest warrants for eight suspects, including an on-duty member of the Turkish Gendarmerie General Command.