The İstanbul Police's Counterterrorism Unit launched an operation against the far-left terrorist Revolutionary People's Liberation Party/Front (DHKP/C) in a series of synchronized raids early in the morning in Sarıyer, İstanbul, detaining a number of the group's members.
The operation, which took place in the Armutlu and Fatih Sultan Mehmet neighborhoods, also consisted of the riot police and the narcotics unit as reinforcements. A water cannon vehicle was was also on hand. The police conducted searches in the apartments of the suspects, and the detainees were taken to a hospital for routine medical examinations.
In a related event, former Contemporary Jurists' Association (ÇHD) İstanbul branch head Taylan Tanay was attacked by three unidentified armed people suspected of belonging to the DHKP/C in the Avcılar district of İstanbul on Wednesday night. Tanay took shelter in a supermarket to escape after they shot at him.
The police suspected that the DHKP/C terrorist organization was behind the attack since Tanay is reportedly listed on a death list of the organization. The police launched an investigation into the attack.
(Cihan/Today's Zaman)
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