Australia, New Zealand warn of possible attack in Turkey
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}FILE - In this April 24, 2016, file photo, soldiers from Australia and New Zealand march during the Turkish International Service at Mehmetcik Abide on the Gallipoli Peninsula, Turkey. Australian Veterans Affairs Minister Dan Tehan on Thursday, April 6, 2017, urged the nearly 500 Australians and New Zealanders registered to travel to Gallipoli, Turkey, to mark ANZAC Day on April 25 to exercise a high degree of caution amid the warning, but offered no specifics about the alleged threat. (AP Photo/File) (The Associated Press)
Australia and New Zealand are warning that extremists may be planning an attack on the commemoration of a World War I campaign that is being held in Turkey this month.
Australian Veterans Affairs Minister Dan Tehan on Thursday urged the more than 500 Australians and New Zealanders registered to travel to Gallipoli, Turkey, to mark ANZAC Day on April 25 to exercise a high degree of caution. But he offered no specifics about the alleged threat.
ANZAC Day commemorates the April 25, 1915, landings in Gallipoli. It was the first major military action fought by the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps during World War I.