Turkish police detain 8 ISIL militants over attack plan

ANKARA - Anadolu Agency

A total of eight militants from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) have been detained by the anti-terror branch of the Ankara Police on Dec. 31. The militants were detained at the end of a security operation.Police belive the eight ISIL militants were planning to carry out a terror attack in the New Year's eve.As part of the operation, the police officers seized many organization related documents at the locations where the eight ISIL militants stayed.A total of 277 people have lost their lives in ISIL terror attacks in Turkey, where the jihadist group has targeted civilians in suicide bomb attacks, rocket attacks, and long-barreled gun attacks.