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Turkey detains 23 in anti-al Qaeda swoop-agency

"Turkey detains 23 in anti-al Qaeda swoop-agency

ISTANBUL, June 20 (Reuters) - Turkish police have detained 23 people suspected of being linked to Islamic militant group al Qaeda, state-run news agency Anatolian said on Wednesday.

The swoop is the latest of several in mainly Muslim but secular Turkey, which has been targeted by al Qaeda militants in the past. Anatolian, quoting a statement from the provincial governor's office, said the suspects were seized in the northwestern province of Bursa."

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