Posted on 09/11/2007 5:18:42 AM PDT by nuconvert
Police Dogs Find Bomb-Packed Bus in Turkish Garage
September 11, 2007
ANKARA, Turkey Sniffer dogs discovered a bomb-laden vehicle parked in an Ankara garage, as police have increased security measures in Turkey fearing attacks timed to Sept. 11, the governor of Ankara said.
Gov. Kemal Onal said a large amount of explosives were found stashed in a minibus, which had a fake license plate. "A possible disaster has been prevented," Onal told reporters at the site.
Explosive experts defused the bomb, Police Chief Ercument Yilmaz said, adding that the type of the explosives would be announced later.
Police had evacuated houses and cordoned off the area near the multistory garage as a precaution while the bomb was being defused.
Suicide bombers linked to Al Qaeda hit Istanbul in 2003 with truck bombs, killing 58 people in attacks that targeted two synagogues, the British Consulate and
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nothing to see here, just move on
Ping
not a humorous thread, but any reference to Airplane gets a laugh out of me. lol.
Roger, Over
Lays Potato Chips.
No one can eat just one.
This is not good news for the Kurds, or for Israel either.
:)
oh Geez. Enough aleady you friggin lunatics!
No more coffee for me.
The vehicle, being hauled away for examination.
Good thing the Turks don’t have any neanderthal bias’s against using working dogs like most of the other riff raff in that part of the world.
Anyone know if the IA is using doggies the way our troopers do?
Regards.
Not all Turks, or there would be much more of this. Thank goodness they found this bus in time.
Sorry, 2007 article.
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