Two Islamic State suspects arrested over New Year's Eve plot in Ankara

Turkish police suspect militants planned New Year’s Eve attacks

Two Islamic State suspects arrested over New Year's Eve plot in Ankara

Turkish police have detained two suspected Islamic State (IS) militants who were believed to be planning suicide attacks during new year celebrations in central Ankara.

The men were detained in a raid on a house in the Mamak neighbourhood of Ankara, where police seized a suicide vest armed with a bomb and an explosive device that was fortified with ball bearings and metal sticks that had been placed inside a backpack.

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