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After IS threat, Turkey’s Alevi community on alert

The Turkish police have disclosed intelligence of possible IS attacks on Alevi institutions but have yet to enforce protection measures.

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Armed men escort the coffins of victims who were killed in a bomb attack in Suruc as they arrive at Gazi Cemevi, an Alevi place of worship, in Istanbul, July 21, 2015. — REUTERS/Huseyin Aldemir

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