82 ISIL suspects detained in Istanbul operation 

ISTANBUL – Anadolu Agency

Police detained 82 Islamic State, Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) suspects during an operation in Istanbul on Feb. 2, according to a police source. 

Istanbul police cracked down on suspects who had allegedly committed acts in ISIL’s name or had gone to conflict zones in Syria and Iraq, and were preparing a terrorist act in the city, the source said, speaking on condition of anonymity due to restrictions on talking to the media. 

The suspects were detained in simultaneous raids at 16 different addresses in 10 districts of Istanbul, the source said, adding 77 of the detainees were foreigners. 

The police also seized a large number of documents during the raids.