Eight ISIS suspects posing as refugees arrested at Istanbul airport

EIGHT people have been arrested at Istanbul's main airport hub amid fears they are Islamic State (ISIS) terrorists posing as refugees on their way to Germany.

By Leda Reynolds

PUBLISHED: 11:07, Wed, Nov 18, 2015 | UPDATED: 14:47, Wed, Nov 18, 2015

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Ataturk Airport in Istanbul

Police sources said one of the suspects had a hand-drawn picture of a planned route from Turkey to Germany, via Greece, Serbia and Hungary.
It is believed the group are Islamic State militants planning to make their way to Germany posing as refugees.

The Anadolu Agency said the group arrived in Istanbul from Casablanca, Morocco, and were interviewed by criminal profiling teams at Ataturk Airport.
Anadolu said the eight claimed to be tourists visiting Istanbul but a hotel refuted claims they had reservations there.
The arrests come as Europe is on high alert following the terror attacks in Paris which have left 129 dead and hundreds injured.

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