Turkey to seek extradition of 33 suspects from Finland, Sweden

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Turkish Justice Minister Bekir Bozdag said the extradition request for the 33 ‘terror’ suspects would be made under a new agreement with the foreign ministers of Sweden and Finland. (AFP)
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  • Extradition sought under a deal that paved the way for Ankara to back the Nordic countries’ NATO membership bids

ITANBUL: Turkey said Wednesday it would seek the extradition of 33 “terror” suspects from Sweden and Finland under a deal that paved the way for Ankara to back the Nordic countries’ NATO membership bids.
“We will seek the extradition of terrorists from the relevant countries within the framework of the new agreement,” signed on Tuesday by the foreign ministers of Turkey, Sweden and Finland, Justice Minister Bekir Bozdag was quoted as saying by NTV television.

Topics: Turkey Finland Sweden NATO