Turkey arrests 19 foreigners heading to Syria - 0 views
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Security forces in southern Turkey have arrested 19 foreigners as they tried to enter Syria illegally
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those arrested included a pregnant woman, one of 13 Indonesians, a French citizen, two Russians, two Libyans and someone from Kyrgyzstan
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arrested at checkpoints established by the Turkish government along the border with Syria in an effort to stop people crossing over to join ISIS
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Western governments and media have blamed Ankara for not doing enough to prevent the flow of foreigners into Syria
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more than 12,500 people have been blocked from entering Turkey and that the government has deported more than 1,150 people since January