ISTANBUL
A Spanish couple allegedly trying to cross into Syria to join Daesh has been taken into custody in Istanbul Saturday, said police officials.
Spain had issued a "red notice" against Ahmad Debza, 33, and Nadia Fernandez Ataich, 27, both of Moroccan origin, Istanbul police officials said.
The couple arrived at Istanbul’s Ataturk Airport on Oct. 11, 2014, and was accused of getting prepared to go to Syria in order to join Daesh.
Suspects will be deported soon, police has said.
Thousands of foreign fighters from all over the world are believed to have joined groups such as Daesh, in Syria and Iraq.
Turkey, sharing an 800-kilometer-long border with Syria, has deported many suspects so far for allegedly trying to cross into Syria to join Daesh.
