PKK-KADEK Weapons Seized

21 defense type grenades and three Kalashnikovs were found in a raid by the Istanbul Department Directorate for Combating Terrorism. Acting on an anonymous tip-off received on July 13, police raided the basement of a house in Avcilar, Firuzkoy. 21 grenade fuses, four Kalashnikov magazines, a pistol magazine, 70 Kalashnikov cartridges and twelve 9-mm pistol shells were also found in the two briefcases.

A ballistic examination revealed that the weapons had never been used. Police believe the weapons to have been hidden there two or three years ago by the terrorist organization PKK-KADEK. The matter is still being investigated.

Cihan News Agency / Istanbul / TURKEY