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Turkish court arrests two British Vice News journalists for 'terror offences' Turkish court arrests two British Vice News journalists for 'terror offences'
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Two British reporters and a translator have been arrested in Turkey, accused of helping an illegal armed group. Two British reporters and a translator have been formally charged by a Turkish court with "working on behalf of a terrorist organisation".
Vice News journalists Jake Hanrahan and Philip Pendlebury, and their fixer, were charged by a Turkish court with "working on behalf of a terrorist organisation", the media group said. Vice News journalists Jake Hanrahan and Philip Pendlebury were detained by police as they filmed in the south-east region of Diyarbakir on Thursday.
They had been held by police since Thursday, when they were detained in Diyarbakir, south-east Turkey. Their lawyer told the BBC police interrogated them about alleged links to Islamic State and Kurdish militants.
Head of News Kevin Sutcliffe called the charges baseless and alarmingly false. They deny the charges, which Vice News calls "baseless and alarmingly false".
The trio had been in the region filming clashes between police and Kurdish militants, Vice News has said. The trio had been in the region filming clashes between police and Kurdish militants, Vice News said.
Violent exchanges between security forces and youths from the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) have erupted in the region in recent days. Violent exchanges between security forces and youths from the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) have erupted in recent days. Turkey has limited journalists' access to the region.
The BBC understands the group were asked if they were PKK members and members of the so-called Islamic State during interrogation. 'Not optimistic'
Mr Sutcliffe said: "Today the Turkish government has levelled baseless and alarmingly false charges of 'working on behalf of a terrorist organisation' against three Vice News reporters, in an attempt to intimidate and censor their coverage. The journalists' lawyer said the trio were detained at their hotel and initially accused of filming a military base without permission.
"Vice News condemns in the strongest possible terms the Turkish government's attempts to silence our reporters who have been providing vital coverage from the region." Their camera and computers were seized and investigated, he said.
They were then asked questions about whether they had been collaborating with the PKK or the so-called Islamic State group, before being formally arrested by a local court. They have denied all charges.
BBC Istanbul correspondent Selin Girit said the group now had seven days to appeal, but their lawyer was "not optimistic" that the charges would be dropped.
She said Turkey had a reputation for detaining journalists, but it was unusual for foreign reporters not to be quickly released or deported.
Kevin Sutcliffe, Vice News's head of news programming in Europe, said the Turkish government had levelled "baseless and alarmingly false charges" in an attempt to intimidate and censor its coverage.
"Vice News condemns in the strongest possible terms the Turkish government's attempts to silence our reporters who have been providing vital coverage from the region," he said.
No further court dates have yet been set.