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| Two arrested on suspicion of planning New Year suicide attack on Turkish capital Ankara | Two arrested on suspicion of planning New Year suicide attack on Turkish capital Ankara |
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| Two people have been arrested in the Turkish capital of Ankara on suspicion of planning a suicide attack on the city on New Year's Eve. | Two people have been arrested in the Turkish capital of Ankara on suspicion of planning a suicide attack on the city on New Year's Eve. |
| Turkish television channel NTV reported that the would-be bombers travelled from Isis-controlled Syria to Turkey to carry out the attacks. | Turkish television channel NTV reported that the would-be bombers travelled from Isis-controlled Syria to Turkey to carry out the attacks. |
| An official told Reuters the two men - who are believed to be Turkish nationals - were thought to have been preparing an attack on Kizilay square in central Ankara where crowds usually gather to celebrate the New Year. | |
| The state run news agency, Andalou Agency, said the pair were detained in a house raid in Ankara on Wednesday morning. | |
| The agency quoted an official from the chief prosecutor's office who said police seized suicide vests loaded with bombs. | |
| It comes just two months after two suicide bombers killed 86 people who gathered for a peace rally outside Ankara's main train station. | It comes just two months after two suicide bombers killed 86 people who gathered for a peace rally outside Ankara's main train station. |
| Isis has stepped up its attacks on the Turkish state after it began an aerial bombing campaign against the terror group following a suicide attack on the border town of Suruc in July which killed 28 people. | |
| Turkey has a 900 km (550 mile) border with Syria - which is partially controlled by Isis on the Syrian side - which has been used to smuggle would-be jihadists in Europe to carry out attacks since the beginning of the Syrian civil war in 2011. | |
| Additional reporting by agencies | |
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