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Another evidence that some elements within the Turkish government or state apparatus have been arming radicalist elements within the Syrian opposition.
Minister says intercepted truck was taking aid to Syria
Newly appointed Interior Minister Efkan Ala has said that the intercepted truck in Southern province of Hatay was transporting aid to Turkmens in Syria.
Ala said the truck, which is claimed to be taking arms to Syria, is actually taking aid to Syria for Turkmens.
A truck was intercepted last night in Hatay. It was alleged that the truck was carrying arms and there were rumors of the truck belonging to Humanitarian Aid Association (İHH). İHH dismissed the rumors.
A person who identified himself as an officer of National Intelligence Organization (MİT) is claimed to stop the search of the truck. 3 people who were present in the truck were detained.
Turkish gendarmes reportedly discovered weapons and ammunition after pursuing a truck bound for Syria in the southern province of Hatay on Wednesday.
Acting on a tip, gendarmes stopped a truck that allegedly belongs to an aid organization on a road between Kırıkhan and Reyhanlı near the Syrian border.
A significant amount of ammunition and weapons were discovered, according to local reports. When news reports appeared in the media, the Humanitarian Aid Foundation (İHH) strongly rejected any link to the seized truck in a written statement.
According to reports circulating in the Turkish media, Hatay Governor Celalettin Lekesiz unsuccessfully tried to take the truck back from the gendarmerie. The Hatay chief public prosecutor is investigating the incident.
Claims of recent seizure of weapons came as Turkish security forces began to clamp down on all arms shipment across the borders to Syria after Turkey faced mounting international criticism for being soft on radical groups crossing its porous borders. In another similar incident, a total of 935 rocket warheads seized from a truck in the southern city of Adana near the Syrian border in early November.
Minister says intercepted truck was taking aid to Syria
Newly appointed Interior Minister Efkan Ala has said that the intercepted truck in Southern province of Hatay was transporting aid to Turkmens in Syria.
Ala said the truck, which is claimed to be taking arms to Syria, is actually taking aid to Syria for Turkmens.
A truck was intercepted last night in Hatay. It was alleged that the truck was carrying arms and there were rumors of the truck belonging to Humanitarian Aid Association (İHH). İHH dismissed the rumors.
A person who identified himself as an officer of National Intelligence Organization (MİT) is claimed to stop the search of the truck. 3 people who were present in the truck were detained.
Turkish gendarmes reportedly discovered weapons and ammunition after pursuing a truck bound for Syria in the southern province of Hatay on Wednesday.
Acting on a tip, gendarmes stopped a truck that allegedly belongs to an aid organization on a road between Kırıkhan and Reyhanlı near the Syrian border.
A significant amount of ammunition and weapons were discovered, according to local reports. When news reports appeared in the media, the Humanitarian Aid Foundation (İHH) strongly rejected any link to the seized truck in a written statement.
According to reports circulating in the Turkish media, Hatay Governor Celalettin Lekesiz unsuccessfully tried to take the truck back from the gendarmerie. The Hatay chief public prosecutor is investigating the incident.
Claims of recent seizure of weapons came as Turkish security forces began to clamp down on all arms shipment across the borders to Syria after Turkey faced mounting international criticism for being soft on radical groups crossing its porous borders. In another similar incident, a total of 935 rocket warheads seized from a truck in the southern city of Adana near the Syrian border in early November.
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