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McGarry 'safe' after being detained in Turkey Natalie McGarry 'safe' after being detained in Turkey
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Scottish MP Natalie McGarry has been briefly detained by police in Turkey.Scottish MP Natalie McGarry has been briefly detained by police in Turkey.
Turkish media reported the Glasgow East MP, who was elected in May 2015 for the SNP but now sits as an independent, was detained in Diyarbakir.Turkish media reported the Glasgow East MP, who was elected in May 2015 for the SNP but now sits as an independent, was detained in Diyarbakir.
A spokesman for the Foreign Office said a British national was "briefly detained and released". Ms McGarry told BBC Scotland she was held and questioned by people she thought were "special forces".
Ms McGarry told BBC Scotland she was held by people she thought were "special forces". Her lawyer Aamer Anwar said security forces had "become alarmed" because the MP had her mobile phone out at a checkpoint.
She posted on social media that she was "safe and absolutely fine". He said: "She was taken away for questioning and it was subsequently explained that she was simply recording the sound of bombs falling across the border in Syria.
"There will be no further statement and Natalie will be returning home soon."
Ms McGarry posted on social media that she was "safe and absolutely fine".
Diyarbakir, a large city in the south east of Turkey, is about 100 miles from the Syrian border.
A spokesman for the Foreign Office confirmed a British national was "briefly detained and released".