ANKARA, February 12. /TASS/. Turkey’s law enforcement forces have detained at least 48 people on suspicion of looting in quake-hit southeastern regions of the country on Saturday, the TPT television channel reported.

The detentions were made in eight Turkish provinces. The suspects are now being questioned.

A powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake rocked Turkey’s Kahramanmaras province, located in the country’s southeast, on February 6. The tremors, followed by hundreds of aftershocks, were felt in ten provinces as well as in neighboring countries, including Syria. The latest reports say that over 24,000 people have lost their lives in Turkey and more than 80,000 have been injured.