Authorities have warned of possible Islamic State attacks against Christians and Jews over the Easter weekend, according to the state-run Anatolia news agency.
A police officer stands guard during a security control check in central Ankara, Turkey March 20, 2016. REUTERS/Umit Bektas
ANKARA: Police in Turkey have warned of possible Islamic
State attacks against Christians and Jews over the Easter weekend, the
state-run Anatolia news agency reported on Saturday (Mar 26).
The police issued a nationwide alert warning of possible attacks
targeting churches during Easter on Sunday, as well as synagogues,
according to the news agency.
The security alert came after the latest attack last
Saturday that killed three Israelis and an Iranian in a busy Istanbul
shopping hub, blamed by the Turkish authorities on a jihadist with links
to the IS group.
IS has been blamed for four of the six bombings that have rocked
Turkey in the past eight months, including a double suicide attack at a
peace rally in the capital Ankara in October that left 103 people dead.A radical offshoot of the rebel Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) claimed the other two attacks.
The police have warned that IS group members may have
scouted out places of worship as well as consulates and embassies,
saying that churches and synagogues especially in Ankara, as well as
foundations belonging to non-Muslims should be on their guard.
- AFP/hs
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