Turkish police on Wednesday killed five suspected ISIL Takfiris in the central Turkish province of Konya, the governor’s office said.
“During the operation, the five terrorists were neutralized after they resisted armed force, and four security forces were lightly injured,” the governor’s office said in a statement.
Police also seized weapons during the raid including five Kalashnikovs, a gun and ammunition.
The raid took place as part of an investigation into whether the suspects were planning to target events commemorating last year’s failed coup on July 15, Dogan news agency said.
The statement did not say whether the five had actually been planning an attack.
Police began the raid shortly after sunrise, targeting a house believed to belong to an ISIL cell, Dogan said, indicating that they searched a total of 10 separate addresses.
Source: AFP
