Turkey Arrests Russian IS Suspect at Nuclear Plant

The suspect was working under a false identity at the Akkuyu nuclear facility, currently under construction by Rosatom in Mersin province.

Turkish counterterrorism police have detained a Russian national suspected of having ties to the Islamic State group.
The suspect was employed at the $20 billion Akkuyu nuclear power plant on Turkey's Mediterranean coast.
A Turkish court has formally arrested the individual, who now awaits trial.
Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya reported that last week, 147 people were arrested across Turkey for suspected links to IS.
Recent attacks attributed to IS militants include the fatal shooting of a Turkish citizen at the Santa Maria Church in Istanbul.