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Leaked Document Warns of New Attacks in Turkey
2003-12-23
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. "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. "Some of those who will carry out the attacks entered Turkey from Syria, and the others were preparing to enter," it said.
Syria, huh? Didn’t they say they had caught all the bombers and sent them back?
The warning was dated Monday and signed by two senior police officials, including the head of the Istanbul security department. Istanbul police chief Celalettin Cerrah said in a statement that the leaked document was an internal intelligence document aimed at "preventing possible attacks and warning (police) units to be vigilant and to be more sensitive." Cerrah said the document was erroneously sent to the security departments of several private companies, adding that the police officer responsible has been reassigned.
He’ll be walking a beat about now.
In Juneau...
The document was being circulated Tuesday through e-mail by staffers of the private companies. The leaked document warned of possible attacks against Western and Israeli targets, as well as the popular Akmerkez shopping mall, which has several foreign-owned shops.
Foreign-owned, staffed by Turks for Turkish shoppers. I thought they were trying to avoid muslim victims?
It said that Habip Aktas, a key suspect in the November bombings, was among those planning the new attacks. Captured militants have identified Aktas as the head of al-Qaida in Turkey.
Now he’s back in Turkey, or is he planning from Iran, Syria, etc?
Posted by:Steve

#3  It doesn't matter who works there or who would be killed; it's all Western pollution to them. Compare to France's leftist nutjobs (a triple redundancy?) attacking and occupying a McDonald's.
Posted by: Robert Crawford   2003-12-23 8:53:27 PM  

#2  As for hurting The Gap, losing a store and receiving worldwide free advertising is not a money loser for them either.
Posted by: Super Hose   2003-12-23 5:02:58 PM  

#1  I don't know why AQ thinks that killing a bunch of muslim customers and salespeople at the Gap in Istanbul is effective PR for their cause.
Posted by: Super Hose   2003-12-23 5:00:40 PM  

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