 Turkish security personnel found on Monday a time bomb placed on a bus used for transportation of judges and arbitrators who work in the district of Bay Oglu in this city, Anatolia news agency reported. It quoted security sources as saying that the driver, after dropping the judges at their work places, found the bomb concealed in a bag and hidden behind his seat.
| "Hmmm... What's this baggy behind the seat?" |
The bomb was attached to wires and a battery. The driver, who reported to the police, was questioned.
| "Hey! That's my seat they left it behind!" |
The tourist city last week witnessed a bomb blast that damaged an identical bus and wounded six of its occupants. Authorities blame Kurdish activists for many such attacks in the country. Southeastern Turkey has recently witnessed violent confrontations between the Turkish government troops and activists of the PKK, an outlawed Kurdish group that advocates independence from the Turkish mainland. |