UPDATE - Turkey: Wanted DHKP-C terror suspect arrested

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By Efsun Erbalaban Yilmaz and Mustafa Gungor

IZMIR, Turkey (AA) - Turkish security forces arrested a senior member of DHKP-C terrorist organization in western Izmir province, police said on Thursday.

The suspect, identified by the initials M.S.D., was arrested in an operation conducted by a counter-terrorism squad of the police in Bornova district.

It was stated that he was responsible for financial activities of the terror group.

In 2011, the suspect was nabbed in an operation in Izmir and he fled abroad after his release about seven months later.

He was convicted for being a member of a terrorist organization and sought by the Interpol with a red notice.

The DHKP-C is responsible for a number of terror attacks in Turkey, including a 2013 attack on the US Embassy in Ankara, which martyred a Turkish security guard.

The group is listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the US, and the EU.

*Writing by Havva Kara Aydin and Burak Bir