Turkish authorities have detained 33 of the 46 people they were looking for for alleged espionage for the Mossad, Israel's Foreign Intelligence Service, while operations continue to arrest the other 13, the Turkish state agency reported on Tuesday (2). Anadolu.
Ordered by the anti-terrorism office of the Istanbul Prosecutor General's Office, the arrests were carried out in simultaneous operations organized by security forces in 57 cities in eight provinces of the country, the agency added.
Prosecutors from the anti-terrorism office say they have reached the conclusion, in an ongoing investigation, that the Mossad intended to carry out reconnaissance, surveillance, assault and kidnapping activities of “foreign citizens residing in Turkey for humanitarian reasons”, said the Anadoluwithout revealing any further details.
The newspaper Daily Sabah recalls in this context alleged cases from the past in which Israeli services attempted to abduct Palestinians living in Turkey with special permits granted for humanitarian reasons.
“Further details about the investigation are not available, but the Mossad has been involved in the past in investigations into attempted kidnappings of Palestinians residing in Turkey,” the newspaper highlighted.
Last week, Iran's theocratic regime executed four people it accused of collaborating with the Mossad in operations carried out on Turkish territory.
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