Dozens Held Over Alleged Links To Dhkp-C Terror Group

Dozens of people were detained early Thursday in Istanbul for allegedly being linked to the terrorist Revolutionary People's Liberation Party-Front group.  



Police raided a number of houses in Okmeydani district following an assault on Istanbul's police department, in which one attacker was killed and another was arrested.  



A security guard was also lightly wounded in the incident. No details have been released about the suspects yet.



The police operation also comes after a hostage standoff on Tuesday where members of DHKP-C raided an Istanbul courthouse and killed Turkish prosecutor Mehmet Selim Kiraz.



On Wednesday, 29 people with alleged links to the terrorist group, were also detained in western Izmir, Eskisehir and southern Antalya.  



The DHKP-C was founded in 1978, which purports to support Marxist-Leninist ideology, and was mostly active during the Cold War era but revived its attacks in recent years. 



Targeting security officials, high-profile politicians and carrying out suicide bombings, the group is listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the United States and the European Union. 



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