Turkey detains eight suspected Islamic State militants on Syria border


  • World
  • Monday, 25 Apr 2016

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish authorities have detained eight suspected members of Islamic State crossing from Syria into the southeastern Turkish province of Gaziantep, the provincial governor's office said on Monday.

Gaziantep neighbours the Turkish province of Kilis, which has seen repeated cross-border rocket attacks from an area of Syria controlled by Islamic State. One person was killed and 26 injured in Kilis on Sunday.

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