Turkish authorities have detained a suspected Daesh terror group member they believe was planning to attack a World War I commemoration at Gallipoli attended by hundreds of Australians and New Zealanders, local police said Wednesday.
The suspect, a Syrian national, was detained in Tekirdağ, a northwestern province close to the Gallipoli peninsula, a police spokesperson said.
The man was detained on suspicion of plotting an attack during international commemoration ceremonies held April 24-25 in western Çanakkale.
Thank goodness he has been detained. Still, the fact that this was a real possibility in the first place just highlights what a sad world we are living in.