Security forces have detained three Iranians who had laid a steel cable in the eastern province of Ağrı along the Turkish-Iranian border, state-run Anadolu Agency has reported.
Local gendarmerie units received intelligence of three Iranians who had illegally entered the country and had laid a steel cable on the border near the Gürbulak village in the Doğubeyazıt district.
They stopped the three during an operation by firing a warning shot.
According to initial examinations in the region, the suspects had laid a 3,000 meter long steel cable covered in plastic material along the border.
Proceedings have been launched on the detained trio on charges of “being a member of terror organization.”