Israel National News: Turkish authorities have arrested an Islamic State (ISIS) terrorist who plotted attacks on synagogues and Jewish schools in Istanbul, officials announced Thursday, according to the Daily Sabah newspaper.

The suspect, identified as Uzbek national Abdulmalik A., is a member of the ISIS Asia branch, the report said. According to authorities, he entered Turkey legally from a European country, as he had no prior criminal record related to terrorism.

Istanbul’s counterterrorism police began monitoring him after receiving intelligence suggesting he had been sent to Turkey for a “sensational” attack.