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| Natalie 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 security forces 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. |
| 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 and questioned by people she thought were "special forces". |
| Her lawyer Aamer Anwar said security forces became "alarmed" because she had her mobile phone out at a checkpoint. | |
| He said: "She was recording the sound of bombs from the Turkish forces falling on the Kurdish area of Sur in Diyarbakir." | |
| Mr Anwar added: "It appears that a member of the Turkish Security Forces became alarmed as Natalie had her mobile phone out near a security check point. | |
| "She was taken away for questioning and when it was explained that she was part of the GMB delegation and simply recording the sound of bombs falling, she was released. | |
| "There will be no further statement and Natalie will be returning home soon." | "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". | Ms McGarry posted on social media that she was "safe and absolutely fine". |
| Diyarbakir is a large city in the south east of Turkey that has been a focus for conflict between the Turkish government and its Kurdish population. It is about 100 miles from the Syrian border. | |
| A spokesman for the Foreign Office confirmed a British national was "briefly detained and released". | A spokesman for the Foreign Office confirmed a British national was "briefly detained and released". |
| Ms McGarry withdrew from the SNP whip at Westminster in November after the Women for Independence group called in police over allegations that campaign funds appeared to have gone missing. | |
| Earlier this year, the MP was involved in a high-profile Twitter spat with Harry Potter author JK Rowling. |