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5 FETÖ suspects arrested near Turkey’s Greek border

Suspects set to try to illegally cross to Greece before they were arrested

Ersin Çelik
15:28 - 25/08/2018 Cumartesi
Update: 15:31 - 25/08/2018 Cumartesi
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Turkish security forces have arrested five suspects with alleged links to the Fetullah Terrorist Organization (FETÖ), the group behind the 2016 defeated coup attempt, security sources said on Saturday.

The suspects, including women, were rounded up in the Edirne province near Turkey’s Greek border while trying to illegally cross to Greece, said the sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity due to restrictions on talking to the media.

Some of them were accused of using the terror group’s encrypted messaging app ByLock, the sources added.

FETÖ orchestrated the defeated coup of July 15, 2016, which left 251 people martyred and nearly 2,200 injured.

Ankara also accuses FETÖ of being behind a long-running campaign to overthrow the state through the infiltration of Turkish institutions, particularly the military, police, and judiciary.
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