Former PYD/PKK co-leader arrested in Czech capital

By Cankut Tasdan and Sertac Bulur

ANKARA (AA) - Former co-leader of PYD/PKK terrorist group Salih Muslim has been arrested in the Czech capital, said Turkish security officials on Sunday.

Muslim was arrested in Prague on Saturday, said the officials on condition of anonymity due to restrictions on speaking to the media.

The Turkish Interior Ministry offered a bounty of nearly $1 million on Muslim who is listed as a most wanted terrorist.

The PYD/PKK, a Syrian offshoot of the PKK, which has been designated a terrorist organization by Turkey, the U.S. and the EU.