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Police thwart bombing bid in southeast Turkey
15:42 August 08, 2019 AA
Turkish policemen on Thursday arrested a suspect carrying explosive materials in his bag in southeastern Şanlıurfa province of Turkey. According to the information obtained from security forces, police forces became suspicious of an individual in a public square and started to follow him. Having realized the policemen, the suspect panicked, dropped his bag -- which was carrying explosive materials -- and ran away. However, police were able to arrest him. Bomb disposal squads later detonated the bomb in a controlled explosion and learned explosive materials were inside the bag. The arrested suspect is accused of planning a bombing incident in the province.