Istanbul's anti-terror police captured a senior militant from the Revolutionary People's Liberation Party-Front (DHKP-C) terrorist group and seven other suspects. The militant, identified only as C.S.E. was remanded in custody on Friday.
The suspect was a member of a central committee of the terrorist group, which was behind the 2013 bombing of the U.S. embassy in Ankara, and acted as liaison with senior cadres of the group living abroad. The capture comes after a surveillance operation by anti-terror police. Other suspects include militants organizing rallies for DHKP-C supporters in Istanbul, a militant handling financial affairs and extortion. Apart from terror attacks, the DHKP-C is primarily known for its participation in violent riots where it employs youth sympathizing with the group.
The DHKP-C, although less influential in Turkey than other terrorist organizations such as the PKK, still represents a considerable threat to the country with a string of attacks in recent years. The group was behind the suicide bombing that targeted the United States Embassy in Ankara in 2013 and killed a Turkish security and the killing of a prosecutor in a courthouse complex in Istanbul in March 2015.
The DHKP-C was founded in 1978. Purportedly supporting a Marxist-Leninist ideology, it was most active during the Cold War era. The group has revived its attacks in recent years.
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