UPDATE - 5 Daesh terrorists killed in clash with Turkish police

ADDS NUMBER OF APPREHENDED TERRORISTS

By Ahmet Akbiyik, Abdullah Dogan, Savas Guler

KONYA, Turkey (AA) - Five Daesh terrorists were killed and eight were apprehended in an anti-terror operation in central Turkey on Wednesday, officials said.

The operation in central Konya province's Meram district also left four police officers injured, according to a statement from the Konya governor’s office.

The officers were hospitalized, the statement said, adding preventive security measures were taken to protect roads leading to a military base in the district.

Turkey has suffered from a number of attacks by Daesh, including the Ankara train station bombing in October 2015 that killed more than 100 people.

Nearly 190 suspects linked to Daesh were arrested in counterterrorism operations across Turkey last month, according to security officials.

An Anadolu Agency analysis of security announcements showed that 20 of 188 Daesh suspects -- including foreigners -- were remanded in custody to face trial on a variety of charges.