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Turkish Police Detain Four In Nato Summit Bomb Plot
Turkish police detained four suspected Islamic militants on suspicion they were planning to bomb an upcoming NATO summit that will be attended by foreign leaders including President Bush. The four were detained late Wednesday in Istanbul and are suspected of being members of the Ansar al-Islam, a group linked to the al-Qaida terrorist network, a police official said on customary condition of anonymity. Bomb-making materials were also seized, the official said. Turkey has pumped up security ahead of the June 28-29 meeting of NATO leaders. Istanbul was also targeted in a series of deadly bombings late last year. Last month, police in the northwestern city of Bursa detained 16 people suspected of planning a bomb attack during the summit. Nine were charged with terrorism. Police believe the four suspects detained Wednesday had connections with those arrested in Bursa, according to the police official.
Most likely one of the 16 talked
More than 60 people were killed in November when suspected members of a Turkish al-Qaida cell bombed two synagogues, a London-based bank and the British Consulate. Turkish officials have charged 69 people in those blasts. Some 30,000 police and other security forces are expected to be on duty at the summit.
Posted by: Steve 2004-06-17
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