Turkey detains 5 suspected of IS attack plan on referendum
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Turkey's state-run news agency says five people with alleged links to the Islamic State group have been detained, suspected of planning "sensational attacks" in the run-up to Sunday's referendum.
Police conducted three simultaneous operations in Istanbul Friday following a tip, according to Anadolu news agency.
A Tajik national who has traveled to "conflict zones" and who works for IS in Istanbul is among the detained, reports the agency.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}IS has called for attacks against the referendum in its Arabic and Turkish publications this month, arguing that voting is opposing God and branding Muslim voters as "disbelievers."
Turkey is holding a referendum on constitutional amendments that would expand presidential powers.