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3 people killed in alleged extremist attack at Turkey’s largest courthouse
Two people attacked Turkey's largest courthouse before being shot dead Tuesday in an exchange of fire that also left one other person dead and five wounded. Authorities alleged the assailants were part of an extremist organization that had been largely inactive in recent years.
Shooting in front of courthouse; Urgent statement issued: There are dead and wounded
This was announced today by Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya, adding that two attackers were killed.
Yerlikaya said that an attempt was made to attack the checkpoint in front of the gate at aglayan Court in Istanbul and that two attackers, a woman and a man, were killed, reports Haber Turk.
Twenty-six suspected Kurdish militants detained, weaponry seized in counterterrorism sweep
Greece's anti-terrorism service detained 26 people and seized heavy weaponry including anti-tank arms in a large, ongoing counterterrorism operation in central Athens on Thursday to dismantle a suspected far-leftist militant group, police sources cited by state-run news agency ANA-MPA said.
Twenty-six suspected Kurdish militants detained in counterterrorism sweep
Greece's anti-terrorism service raided a house and an office of a rights committee for Kurds in central Athens on Thursday, detaining 26 people on suspected of links to a far-leftist militant group outlawed in Turkey, police sources cited by state-run news agency ANA-MPA said.
Appeals council rejects extradition of Turkish 'terror' suspect
A council of appeals court judges in Larissa, central Greece, on Tuesday rejected a request from Turkey for the extradition of Agarmis Burak, an Athens Law School student arrested in November along with another eight Turkish nationals accused by Ankara of being members of the far-left Revolutionary People's Liberation Party-Front (DHKP-C).
Greece refuses to extradite DHKP-C suspect to Turkey
Turkey's demand for the extradition of a member of the outlawed far-leftist Revolutionary People's Liberation Party/Front (DHKP-C) was refused on March 29, by a court in the Greek town of Nafplio, according to a judicial source.
Court turns down Turkish extradition request for left-wing 'terrorist'
An Athens court on Tuesday turned down a fresh request for the extradition of one of nine men arrested in November on suspicion of belonging to a Turkish far-left militant group.
Extradition ruling put off
An Athens court on Tuesday postponed a ruling on an extradition request for the second of nine Turkish Kurds whom Ankara accuses of terrorist offenses.
The court decided to adjourn until March 6 in order to gather more information about Naci Ozpolat, 48, who testified on Tuesday along with four witnesses.
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Greek court hearing Turkish extradition case
A Greek court is hearing a Turkish extradition request for the second of nine suspected Turkish left-wing militants arrested in November, days before an Athens visit by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Naci Ozpolat, a 48-year-old Turkish citizen of Kurdish origin, appeared in court Tuesday. He is wanted by Turkey on charges of assisting a terrorist organization.
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Terror Suspects Plotted to Attack Erdogan
A Greek newspaper on Sunday claimed that nine far-left terrorist suspects had plotted to assassinate Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during his visit to the country earlier this month, Anadolu Agency reported.
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