Kannur (Kerala) Oct 25 (IANS) Three persons suspected of having links with the terror group Islamic State (IS) were arrested in Kannur in Kerala on Wednesday police said.
According to a police officer the suspects allegedly had links with the IS as they were in Turkey recently.
A police officer on the condition of anonymity told IANS the three men are now in police custody. "They are being questioned and I do not know about other details " the officer said.
Meanwhile police are on the lookout for two more men who are believed to have been with the suspects. Police will present the three men before a local court and seek permission for custodial interrogation.
The five men hailing from Chakarakal near here had returned recently from Turkey.
--IANS
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