UPDATE - Turkey: 10 PKK terror suspects arrested
Warrants issued for 14 suspects over membership to terror group
UPDATES TOTAL NUMBER OF ARRESTS, CHANGES HEADLINE, ADDS DETAILS
By Anadolu Agency Staff
ANKARA/EDIRNE, Turkey (AA) - Turkish forces on Tuesday arrested a total of 10 suspects over alleged links to the PKK terrorist organization.
Prosecutors in Ankara issued warrants for 14 suspects over their links to the terror group's youth recruitment organization.
Eight suspects out of 14 were arrested in an operation based in the capital Ankara.
Two other suspects were arrested by gendarmerie forces while trying to flee to Greece in the northwestern border province Edirne.
In its more than 30-year terror campaign against Turkey, the PKK – listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the US and the EU – has been responsible for the deaths of 40,000 people including women, children and infants.
* Writing by Dilan Pamuk in Ankara
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