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  • Document Warns of New Attacks in Turkey

    12/23/2003 12:24:30 PM PST · by TexKat · 11 replies · 188+ views
    AP ^ | 12/23/03
    ANKARA, Turkey - Police fear militants have infiltrated Turkey to organize attacks on U.S., Israeli and other Western interests or Istanbul's most popular shopping mall over the Christmas season, according to an intelligence document made public Tuesday. The document, a copy of which was obtained by The Associated Press, follows suicide bombings in November that targeted two synagogues, the British Consulate and a London-based bank. Those attacks killed 62 people, including the suicide bombers. "It is being detected that the preparations for a large-scale third wave of attacks to follow up the suicide bombings has been completed," said the document....
  • Turkish Man Accused of Aiding Terrorists

    12/23/2003 8:42:42 AM PST · by TexKat · 7 replies · 150+ views
    AP ^ | 12/23/03
    ISTANBUL, Turkey - A court charged a Turkish man with aiding terrorists Tuesday after police found enough chemical fertilizer in his home to make five truck bombs like those used in last month's Istanbul suicide bombings, news reports said. An arrested relative of Habip Aktas, a suspected leader of al-Qaida in Turkey, helped lead police to the 12 large sacks of chemical fertilizer at the home of Mehmet Kus in Istanbul, Turkish newspapers and television reported. Cables and explosives were also seized in the raid at the house, Sabah reported. The fertilizer was the same as that used to make...