Twenty goat-loving ISIS conspirators have already been captured and it seems unlikely that’s the extent of any possible infiltration. Is it really a good idea to hold a G20 summit in Turkey?
Turkish police have detained 20 Isil suspects in the southern Mediterranean resort of Antalya, less than 10 days before the start of the G20 summit that will take place there.
The country is on high alert after being hit by two terror attacks killing 135 people in total and the fear that a Turkish cell is plotting another major atrocity, such as hijacking a plane.
The Turkish government will be keen to ensure that the G20 summit, which takes place on November 15 and 16 and will be attended by the world’s most powerful leaders, including President Barack Obama and Russian president Vladimir Putin, goes smoothly.
Leaders will come together in Antalya to discuss many issues including the war in Syria.
In the latest operation against Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (Isil), several raids took place simultaneously in central Antalya as well as in another two districts in the city, Hurriyet Daily News reported.
It was reported that “digital materials” were seized by counter-terrorism police and that those detained are reported to have been in touch with Isil in Syria and Iraq. Two were reported to be Russian nationals.