Security forces have detained a suspected People's Protection Units (YPG) terrorist who unlawfully crossed into Turkey from Syria and was going to allegedly assassinate an acting district mayor in Turkey's southeastern Shanlıurfa province, the Interior Ministry said in a statement, APA reports citing Daily Sabah.
Şanlıurfa police anti-terror squads detained Syrian national Mazloum Muhammed Ali, a suspected member of the PKK's Syrian offshoot the YPG, in Suruç district.
Three others suspected of aiding and abetting the YPG terrorist were detained in the raids, the Interior Ministry said.
The suspected terrorist told interrogators that he illegally entered Turkey several days ago and was planning to carry out an attack against the acting Suruç district mayor.
He continued by saying that a YPG terrorist codenamed Şaban told him to cross the border to carry out the attack. Şaban gave him $2,100 and said he would be given $10,000 in total if he completed the task, according to the testimony.
Police confiscated all materials found during the raids and brought them to the Şanlıurfa Security Directorate for investigation.
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