Police detained 23 foreign nationals on Tuesday for allegedly trying to cross into Syria illegally to join Daesh militant group, police sources said.
The foreigners include Indonesian, Russian, Chinese, Ukrainian and Xinjiang Autonomous Region of China nationals. Women and children were also among the detainees, who were held during multiple operations in the southern Kilis province, bordering with Syria, the sources added.
The foreign nationals underwent medical exams at the Kilis State Hospital before being sent to the Foreigners’ Office, a special branch of the Turkish police, for deportation, they added.
The operation was carried out by the police’s Counter-Terrorism Unit.
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Source: Middle East Monitor
