Istanbul police detain 31 ISIL suspects, foreign nationals 'plotting attack'

Turkish police have detained 31 suspected Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) members in Istanbul who were preparing to launch an attack, state-run Anadolu news agency reported on Feb. 10, Hurriyet Daily News reports.

Police raided six addresses in three districts of the city, Anadolu said, without giving details on when the operations were carried out.

All of those detained were foreign nationals, the agency added. Officers seized digital material and documents during the operation, Anadolu said.