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Turkish security forces discovered explosives hidden inside a diaper bag after detaining three YPG / PKK terrorists who entered the country through the Syrian border, reports said Wednesday, while eight other PKK terrorists were arrested. in the largest metropolis in the country in counterterrorism operations.
Mardin police caught the three terrorists, who infiltrated a group of migrant and refugee families to enter Turkey, Anadolu Agency reported.
They found the pipe bombs hidden inside a bag full of diapers, which would be used by the PKK to carry out attacks in urban areas.
The terrorists were referred to the court, which ruled in favor of their arrest and sent them to prison.
Meanwhile, Turkish security forces arrested eight suspects in a counterterrorism operation against the PKK terror group in Istanbul.
Sources told Anadolu Agency that counterterrorism units launched operations in the city’s Sultanbeyli and Çekmeköy districts, targeting 13 different locations.
Simultaneously raids were carried out and the police confiscated firearms, organizational documents, books and digital materials.
Turkey has stepped up its fight against PKK terrorists with security forces conducting raids and counterterrorism operations to eliminate terrorists and hold supporters of terrorism accountable.
Over the course of its decades-long terror campaign against Turkey, the PKK, listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the United States and the European Union, has been responsible for the deaths of some 40,000 people, including women, children and babies.
