Turkish police detain dozens during raids after suicide bomb attack in Ankara

Turkish police detain dozens during raids after suicide bomb attack in Ankara
Turkish security forces after the explosion in Ankara on Sunday (AP/Ali Unal)

Police have made at least 67 arrests across Turkey during raids targeting people with alleged links to Kurdish militants days after a suicide bomb attack in Ankara.

Interior minister Ali Yerlikaya said police carried out raids in 16 Turkish provinces, detaining 55 people suspected of being part of the “intelligence structure” of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK.

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