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2004-05-04 | |||
A Turkish court Monday charged nine suspected members of a group linked to Al Qaeda with plotting to bomb the NATO summit scheduled next month in Turkey's largest city, Istanbul. Turkey's CNN-Turk television news channel said at least three of the suspects had been planning a suicide bomb attack against President Bush, who will be among dozens of Western leaders expected to attend the June 28-29 gathering. The charges came after police arrested at least 25 suspected members of a terrorist cell last week in raids in Bursa and Istanbul. Seven of those detained in Bursa were released Monday after interrogation. Nine questioned in Istanbul also have been released. Turkish officials said the nine charged in Bursa were members of Ansar al Islam, but it was unclear whether it was the same group with that name formed by ethnic Kurds in Iraq's mountainous northern region.
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Posted by:Dan Darling |
#3 16 of 25 released? What? It's not like they're Kurds or anything. |
Posted by: Robert Crawford 2004-05-04 2:55:10 PM |
#2 The charges came after police arrested at least 25 suspected members of a terrorist cell last week in raids in Bursa and Istanbul. Seven of those detained in Bursa were released Monday after interrogation. Nine questioned in Istanbul also have been released. 16 of 25 released? What? Koksal said those arrested had also planned to attack a synagogue in Bursa before going to Iraq to fight U.S. soldiers. Attack a synagogue before going to Iraq to fight US? Geez they talk about it as though it is spring training before baseball season. I hope these bastards are being watched closely. (CIA where are you?) Istanbul / Constantinople NATO meeting. I don't have a warm & fuzzy feeling about this. Especially since it is right before the "handover" to the IGC of Iraqi Administration. |
Posted by: BigEd 2004-05-04 2:30:39 PM |
#1 As a side note, this could be used as another bullet point in the "undesirable" category with regards to Turkey's desire for EU membership. Ask Jacques for further details. |
Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2004-05-04 2:02:16 PM |