ISIS planned attack on Turkish parliament – prosecutors

Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) terrorists planned to carry out an attack on the Turkish parliament, Turkey’s Dogan news agency reports, citing an indictment prepared by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office. One of the accused, identified as Selim S., conducted reconnaissance of the areas near the parliament building, as well as near the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) headquarters and several mosques in Istanbul, the indictment says. It adds that 35 suspects are facing charges in relation to the case. According to the prosecutors, 28 of the 35 suspects have already been arrested. Six of them face aggravated life sentences while the others could be sentenced to up to 15 years in prison. RT news