Arrests of nine Turks linked to terror fears

Nine Turkish nationals, suspected of belonging to a banned militant left-wing Turkish terror group, will face an investigative magistrate on Wednesday after Greek anti-terrorist units found bomb-making equipment and detonators during raids at three apartments in Athens on Tuesday.

One of the suspects was wanted by Greek authorities in connection with an attempt by members of the outlawed Turkish terror group DHKP/C to transfer arms and explosives from the eastern Aegean island of Chios to Turkey in 2013.

Government officials said that the raids were not linked to next week's official visit to Greece by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

However, officials at the Citizens' Protection Ministry and police sources have not ruled out the possibility the suspects - eight men and one woman - were planning an attack against Erdogan during his visit.