Turkish authorities have arrested 32 suspected al-Qaida terrorists on suspicion of planning attacks on NATO, US and Israeli targets, according to a reported by the state-run agency Anatolian, which was cited by Reuters on Thursday.

The suspects were caught in raids in eight provinces, and security officials believe some trained in al-Qaida in Afghanistan, said the report.

"Teams from the Istanbul Anti-Terror Squad have launched an operation against al-Qaida members found to be planning operations against US and Israeli representative offices and NATO installations," Anatolian reported.

The Hurriyet daily said that computers, CDs and documents seized in the raids linked the suspects to al-Qaida.