| (KUNA) -- Turkish security authorities have been stepping up their efforts to pursue Al-Qaeda suspects in the country. According to the NTV news channel's website Tuesday, the Turkish police have arrested an alleged leader of a cell of al-Qaeda in a nationwide anti-terrorist operation in the city of Mudanya. At least 48 alleged al-Qaeda members were arrested in a series of coordinated operations Monday. According to media reports, they had been plotting attacks on Turkish cities. The channel said that the detained men were being interrogated by the police. |