Turkish port workers load onto a ship humanitarian aid from IHH Humanitarian Relief Foundation destined for Somalia, in Istanbul August 12, 2011. REUTERS/Osman Orsal
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish anti-terrorist police raided the offices of an aid agency on the border with Syria on Tuesday, in part of what local media said was an operation in six cities against individuals suspected of links to al Qaeda.
The Humanitarian Relief Foundation (IHH) said police had raided its offices in the southern Turkish city of Kilis, which borders Syria, and detained one person.
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