Turkey detains 167 people on suspicion of terrorism

Azerbaijan, Baku, Feb.19 /Trend A.Taghiyeva / Some 167 people were detained in Turkey on suspicion of involvement in a terrorist group "Revolutionary People's Liberation Party-Front" (DHKP-C), TRT Haber TV channel reported on Tuesday. The special operations to detain suspects were held in 28 provinces of Turkey. DHKP-C members have recently become more active. The explosion took place on Feb.1 at the service entrance of the U.S. Embassy in Ankara. As a result a security guard of the embassy died, and a visitor was injured. Perpetrator of the explosion - a member of the Marxist terrorist group Revolutionary People's Liberation Party-Front," Ecevit Sanli also died. Do you have any feedback? Contact our journalist at agency@trend.az