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Turkey paper investigated after Syria arms claims | Turkey paper investigated after Syria arms claims |
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Turkey is investigating whether a newspaper breached terrorism laws after it published footage claiming to prove a convoy stopped last year was carrying arms to Syrian rebels. | Turkey is investigating whether a newspaper breached terrorism laws after it published footage claiming to prove a convoy stopped last year was carrying arms to Syrian rebels. |
The trucks, allegedly owned by Turkish intelligence, were searched in January 2014 near the border. | The trucks, allegedly owned by Turkish intelligence, were searched in January 2014 near the border. |
The pro-opposition Cumhuriyet daily said they held weapons stashed below boxes of medicine. | The pro-opposition Cumhuriyet daily said they held weapons stashed below boxes of medicine. |
Turkey has said the vehicles were on a humanitarian mission. | |
The government has claimed that the raid on the trucks was carried out on the orders of supporters of Fethullah Gulen, the US-based cleric who Ankara accuses of running a parallel state. | The government has claimed that the raid on the trucks was carried out on the orders of supporters of Fethullah Gulen, the US-based cleric who Ankara accuses of running a parallel state. |
The prosecutors who ordered the search and the military officers who carried it out are also under investigation. | The prosecutors who ordered the search and the military officers who carried it out are also under investigation. |
'Extraordinary' | 'Extraordinary' |
Cumhuriyet said their footage had been taken by local security officials. | Cumhuriyet said their footage had been taken by local security officials. |
The vehicles carried mortar shells, grenade launchers and tens of thousands of rounds of ammunition, it alleged. | The vehicles carried mortar shells, grenade launchers and tens of thousands of rounds of ammunition, it alleged. |
The leader of Turkey's main opposition party, Kemal Kilicdaroglu, called the information "extraordinary". | The leader of Turkey's main opposition party, Kemal Kilicdaroglu, called the information "extraordinary". |
"Those who illegally sent arms to a Muslim country have blood on their hands," he told the AFP news agency. | "Those who illegally sent arms to a Muslim country have blood on their hands," he told the AFP news agency. |
Turkey has denied arming Islamist fighters in Syria. | Turkey has denied arming Islamist fighters in Syria. |
The news comes as Syrian rebels continue to make advances in Idlib province, which borders Turkey. | The news comes as Syrian rebels continue to make advances in Idlib province, which borders Turkey. |
Their advance is thought to have been aided by an alliance between Turkey, Qatar and Saudi Arabia, all of whom want Syrian President Bashar al-Assad ousted. | Their advance is thought to have been aided by an alliance between Turkey, Qatar and Saudi Arabia, all of whom want Syrian President Bashar al-Assad ousted. |
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