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Explosives Found at Istanbul Airport
W better fly into Incirlik, hold the talks there as wellTurkish authorities found a van full of explosives in a parking lot at Istanbulâs main airport, news reports said Friday. Reuters quoted news channel CNN-Turk as saying a remote-controlled explosive device in the same parking lot had been destroyed by a police bomb squad. Confusingly, Turkish authorities denied that any bomb had been found. "Security received a warning and closed the car park for 1Âœ hours," said an official. "At this time, they have been unable to find any explosive device." Turkeyâs largest city will host a NATO summit next week, which President Bush and leaders from 40 other countries will attend. Posted by: Frank G 2004-06-25 |
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