Sunday, June 27, 2010
Turk arrested for plot to kill rabbis
Police arrested Ismet Rencber, a mason in his twenties from the eastern city of Kars, upon his arrival in Istanbul after tracking him for sending an anonymous threat to the city's synagogue, the newspaper said.
Rencber, who was arrested at the home of a relative in Istanbul's suburbs, told investigators that he "hated Jews" but denied intending to kill members of Turkey's 20,000-strong Jewish community.
Istanbul police declined to comment when contacted by AFP about the case.
The suspect has been charged and is being held in an Istanbul prison.
Relations between Turkey and Israel have hit a low point since nine Turks were killed on May 31 when Israeli commandos raided a convoy of ships bringing aid to Gaza despite an Israeli blockade.
http://www.ejpress.org/article/news/44701
Rencber, who was arrested at the home of a relative in Istanbul's suburbs, told investigators that he "hated Jews" but denied intending to kill members of Turkey's 20,000-strong Jewish community.
Istanbul police declined to comment when contacted by AFP about the case.
The suspect has been charged and is being held in an Istanbul prison.
Relations between Turkey and Israel have hit a low point since nine Turks were killed on May 31 when Israeli commandos raided a convoy of ships bringing aid to Gaza despite an Israeli blockade.
http://www.ejpress.org/article/news/44701
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