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| The Grand Turk |
| Turkey arrests four Russians before crossing into Syria to join ISIS |
| 2015-04-04 |
[ARA] Subsequent to the arrest of nine Britons, the Turkish authorities announced Thursday that they had nabbedDrop the rosco, Muggsy, or you're one with the ages! four Russian citizens in the state of Gaziantep, south of the country, who were apparently planning to cross into Syria. A statement released by the Media Office in the state of Gaziantep said that the four Russians were arrested trying to cross into Turkish territory illegally. "The detainees were transferred to the foreign office of the Turkish police to be deported from the country." On Wednesday, the Turkish authorities arrested nine Britons, who were planning to cross the border into Syria, according to a statement of the General Staff of the Turkish army, who declared that the operation took place in the province of Hatay, south of the country. Speaking to ARA News, Turkish journalist Burhan Yildiz said that high-level coordination was reached recently between the British and Turkish authorities. "This was apparent when many British citizens were stopped in several airports and border points across ...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire.... "They were prevented from entering Syrian territory," he added. |
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