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Russian National Arrested in Turkey on Suspicion of Links to Daesh

© AP Photo / Hussein MallaA Turkish special forces policeman stands guard in front the damaged building of the police headquarters which was attacked by the Turkish warplanes during the failed military coup last Friday, in Ankara, Turkey, Tuesday, July 19, 2016
A Turkish special forces policeman stands guard in front the damaged building of the police headquarters which was attacked by the Turkish warplanes during the failed military coup last Friday, in Ankara, Turkey, Tuesday, July 19, 2016 - Sputnik International
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A court in eastern Turkey arrested a Russian national, accused of links with the Daesh militant group, the province’s governor's press service said Friday.

ANKARA (Sputnik) – On Wednesday Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced a national mobilization in the face of the terrorist threat following the recent terror attack in Istanbul.

"The Russian national … was detained on December 3 in the province of Agri during a counterterror operation. Fake documents, photos of the detainee in front of IS [Daesh] symbols, as well as data on digital media were seized in the house where he was detained. The court decided to arrest [him] after examining the evidence for the duration of the investigation of accusation of IS [Daesh] membership," the Agri governor's press service told RIA Novosti.

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