Turkey's state-run news agency says police in the Mediterranean city of
Antalya have detained three Russian nationals in a raid on suspected
Islamic State militants.
The Anadolu Agency said anti-terrorism police conducted the raids on Wednesday, a day after an ISIS
suicide bomber detonated a bomb in Istanbul's historic Sultanahmet
district, killing 10 foreigners, most of them German tourists.
Russia's consulate general in Ankara confirmed the detention of the
trio. "The reasons for their detention are being clarified," Consul
General Alexander Tolstopyatenko said, according to the Tass news
agency.
Anadolu said the suspects were allegedly in contact with ISIS fighters
in conflict zones and had provided logistical support to the group.
The Russian Foreign Ministry in November said 2,719 Russians had left for Syria
to fight for ISIS. Of these, 160 have been killed, 73 have returned and
been tried and 36 have been arrested, according to Oleg Syromolotov,
the deputy minister of foreign affairs.
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