Report: Turkey detains 29 IS militants in raids in Istanbul

ANKARA, Turkey — Turkish police detained 29 suspected Islamic State group militants in raids in Istanbul on Friday, the country’s state-run news agency reported.

Anadolu Agency said 22 of the militants detained are foreign nationals, but the report didn’t provide details on their nationalities. Seven of them are Turkish citizens.

The suspects were detained in a police swoop targeting 20 different addresses around Istanbul, the agency reported. Police seized IS documents, digital material and one firearm during the raids.

It said the suspects are believed to have fought with IS in Syria and were making plans to return to the conflict-torn country.