Osumnjičeni su predstavljali dio grupe od 35 lica koje je policija uhapsila 1. aprila u okviru svoje druge velike ovogodišnje operacije protiv al-Kaide, a koja je kako se izvještava planirala samoubilačke napade unutar Turske.
The suspects were part of a group of 35 people detained by police on April 1st in their second major operation of the year against al-Qaeda, which is reportedly planning suicide attacks inside Turkey.