ANKARA: Officials say police in Turkey's southern province of Gaziantep
have detained nine alleged Islamic State militants who were planning
suicide bomb attacks on the offices of a political party in Istanbul.
The Gaziantep governor's office said late Tuesday that the group may also have been planning attacks on the offices of a newspaper in Istanbul and Ankara.
It was not clear when the arrests were made but the governor's office said the group planned to create ``fear and chaos'' prior to the election that took place Sunday.
Two of the suspects were detained after they hurled hand grenades at police during a car chase. The seven others were detained in police raids, it said.
In October, two massive suicide bombings in Ankara _ blamed on IS _ killed 102 people.
The Gaziantep governor's office said late Tuesday that the group may also have been planning attacks on the offices of a newspaper in Istanbul and Ankara.
It was not clear when the arrests were made but the governor's office said the group planned to create ``fear and chaos'' prior to the election that took place Sunday.
Two of the suspects were detained after they hurled hand grenades at police during a car chase. The seven others were detained in police raids, it said.
In October, two massive suicide bombings in Ankara _ blamed on IS _ killed 102 people.
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