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New bomb alarm in Turkish capital
www.ntvmsnbc.com ^ | 14 Eylül 2007 Cuma

Posted on 09/14/2007 2:12:58 PM PDT by Dog

ANKARA - The Turkish capital has had another bomb scare, only days after a massive car bomb was found in the centre of the city. Haberin devamı

Late Thursday, security authorities announced they had intercepted a van carrying up to 500 kilograms of explosives on the road to Ankara. The van, which was registered in Germany, had crossed into Turkey via the Kapikule border gate with Bulgaria.

Bulgarian customs officials had tipped off Turkish security that the van appeared to be suspicious, and it was later stopped before it reached its destination.

Reports say that four persons, including two Turkish nationals, were detained by security forces. It is believed that the van had travelled from Sweden.

On Tuesday, a 300 kilogram bomb was found inside a minibus parked in a multi storey car park in the centre of Ankara. The bomb was defused by police before it could be detonated.

To date, no arrests have been made but police have said they are seeking a male with an Arab accent.


TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: bombscare; bus; petn; turkey
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Another attack averted.
1 posted on 09/14/2007 2:12:58 PM PDT by Dog
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To: Cap Huff; Southack; jeffers; nuconvert; AdmSmith

AQ had a busy month planned...


2 posted on 09/14/2007 2:14:57 PM PDT by Dog (Dog memorabilia for sale....)
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To: Dog

HAD.


3 posted on 09/14/2007 2:15:48 PM PDT by Dog (Dog memorabilia for sale....)
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To: Dog
Related link, FWIW....

Turkish investigators hunt suspect in foiled Ankara bombing

4 posted on 09/14/2007 2:16:38 PM PDT by mewzilla (Property must be secured or liberty cannot exist. John Adams)
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To: Dog
To date, no arrests have been made but police have said they are seeking a male with an Arab accent.

OK, well that narrows it down....

5 posted on 09/14/2007 2:17:12 PM PDT by Allegra (Turning Vanity Threads Into New Socks Threads at Every Opportunity)
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To: Allegra

Yeah....only a billion of them.


6 posted on 09/14/2007 2:18:01 PM PDT by Dog (Dog memorabilia for sale....)
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To: Dog

Sweden to Turkey. That’s a long drive


7 posted on 09/14/2007 2:19:45 PM PDT by nuconvert ("Terrorism is not the enemy. It is a means to the ends of militant Islamism." MZJ)
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To: nuconvert

From or through Germany. They must’ve taken the scenic route.


8 posted on 09/14/2007 2:21:06 PM PDT by mewzilla (Property must be secured or liberty cannot exist. John Adams)
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To: Dog
To date, no arrests have been made but police have said they are seeking a male with an Arab accent.

Even other countries are tiptoeing around the "profile" issue. It will be to their demise.

9 posted on 09/14/2007 2:27:13 PM PDT by taxesareforever (Never forget Matt Maupin)
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Probably not aQ, it was a perhaps a PKK connection as mentioned in #4
10 posted on 09/14/2007 2:32:24 PM PDT by AdmSmith
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To: Dog

Hope this keeps up....catching the bad guys before......


11 posted on 09/14/2007 2:41:18 PM PDT by shield (A wise man's heart is at his RIGHT hand;but a fool's heart at his LEFT. Ecc 10:2)
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To: Dog

I think the Turks may be in for a lot of attention from terrorists after they helped the Israelis out with their Syria raid.


12 posted on 09/14/2007 2:41:57 PM PDT by saganite
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To: Dog
Newbomb Turk


13 posted on 09/14/2007 3:40:37 PM PDT by steveo (Time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a banana.)
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To: Allegra; Chieftain

LMAO !!!!


14 posted on 09/14/2007 4:39:12 PM PDT by Recovering Ex-hippie (We need a troop surge in Philly and Newark!)
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To: nuconvert

Scenic, too.


15 posted on 09/14/2007 4:40:18 PM PDT by RightWhale (Snow above 2000')
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To: nuconvert

But, not much farther than NYC to Miami. Two days unless they drive straight through.


16 posted on 09/14/2007 4:42:18 PM PDT by RightWhale (Snow above 2000')
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To: nuconvert; Allegra

Most likely just a Swedish avante garde film maker touring Ankara in a van.

Uh, maybe not.
But was it not Sweden where they killed Van Gogh’s great nephew? Nope, Holland. These used to be such nice nice Nordic quiet bucolic countries. so much for the Blonde pigtails and wooden shoes....!


17 posted on 09/14/2007 4:42:39 PM PDT by Recovering Ex-hippie (We need a troop surge in Philly and Newark!)
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To: Dog

If Sweden becomes islam’s foothold in Europe, Gustavus Adolphus will spin in his grave at better than 10,000 RPM.

Ironic how the Vikings may have become one of the first to submit to Dhimmitude.


18 posted on 09/14/2007 4:46:16 PM PDT by Spruce
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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1890027/posts?page=1349#1349


19 posted on 09/14/2007 6:10:32 PM PDT by Cindy
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But see, you have to understand, it's just a misunderstood religion of pieces peace. /sarcasm
20 posted on 09/15/2007 12:38:53 AM PDT by rdl6989
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