Turkish police detain 11 suspected IS members
Turkish police detained at least 11 suspected members of the Islamic State (IS) group in Turkey's western province of Izmir on Wednesday, local media reported.
A Lebanese Army Intelligence Unit busted on Thursday two "security cells" belonging to the Islamic State terrorists group (IS), local media reported.
Citing LBCI television, Xinhua reported said that nine were detained and most of them are Lebanese.
The arrested suspects are still being interrogated by the Intelligence Directorate, the TV station added.
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It was not immediately clear where and how the nine suspects were arrested.
The General Directorate of General Security had recently announced the dismantling of an IS cell that had been planning attacks in the country during the holy month of Ramadan.
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