Turkish police detained four suspects who were allegedly planning to carry out a "sensational" attack in Turkey and seized 24 suicide attack belts, officials said.
Police found the suicide belts made with 150 kilograms (330 pounds) of explosives and fortified with metal pieces as well as two automatic rifles, 14 kilograms (31 pounds) of TNT, cellphones that could be used as detonators and other materials during an anti-terror operation in Gaziantep, near the border with Syria. There were no details on the nationalities of the suspects.
The four led police investigators to locations where the explosives and other material were hidden.
Last year, Turkey suffered a series of deadly attacks carried out by militants and has stepped up anti-terrorism operations across the country. Some 750 people with alleged IS links were detained in a major police sweep in 29 Turkish provinces last week.
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