ISIS militant preparing violent action during NATO summit liquidated in Ankara

Turkish security forces have liquidated an Islamic State group militant who was giving instructions on social networks about conducting a violent action during the upcoming NATO summit in Ankara on July 7-8.

This was reported by the NTV television channel.

According to its data, on June 23, police conducted a raid in one of the houses as part of an anti-terrorist operation on the eve of the summit. The militant, who resisted the security forces, was wounded, taken to the hospital and died while attempting to escape from it. His wife was wounded during the operation.

It was previously reported that, on the basis of a warrant from the Ankara prosecutor's office, over 200 suspects in involvement in the activities of terrorist and extremist organizations were detained on the eve of the NATO summit. Over 50 of them are associated with ISIS.

Source: TASS