Turkish police kill five in raid on IS- cell
Turkish police killed five Islamic State militants in a raid on a house in the central city of Konya todayy.In the fight four police were slightly wounded, the provincial governor’s office said.
Aacording to the Konya governor’s office statement , the operation was launched as part of security measures to protect buildings along routes used by military vehicles and the raid on the house was launched in search of a wanted Islamic State militant.
Special forces police launched the operation at the house in the Meram district of the city at 5:15 a.m. because they believed the militant cell was planning an attack, the private Dogan news agency said.
It said there were suspicions that those killed may have been planning to target events being held this week to commemorate the first anniversary of an attempted military coup in Turkey on July 15.