KABUL: (Middle East Press) Turkish police have arrested some 38 foreigners who were reportedly planning to join the lines of the ISIL terrorist group in Syria.
The Anatolia news agency reported on Monday the suspects that included 15 children and 10 women were detained during an offensive in the Southern Province of Adana.
However, the agency did not specify the exact date of the arrest.
The detainees are said to be nationals from Iraq, Indonesia and several central Asian and Middle Eastern countries.
Police also arrested two Turkish citizens on charges of helping the group.
The arrests come ahead of the G20 summit slated to be held in the Turkish Mediterranean resort of Antalya and following a string of fatal attacks in Turkey, which were blamed on the Takfiri group.
World leaders, including US President Barack Obama, Vladimir Putin of Russia and China’s Xi Jinping, are among the top guests of the gathering scheduled for November 15-16.
