Turkey thwarted 18 suicide attacks since New Year

28 February 2016, 4:10 pm

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Turkish security forces have prevented 18 potential suicide attacks since the New Year, the interior minister says Sunday, with the country on high alert after a deadly suicide car bombing in Ankara earlier this month.

Interior Minister Efkan Ala tells Haber 7 TV in an interview that three cars loaded with explosives to be used in attacks had been found by the authorities.

He indicates that one car was seized at Istanbul’s Bogazici University last week which caused a major security alert on the campus.

“Since the start of the year, 18 suicide bombings have been prevented… We don’t talk (to the public) about most of the prevented attacks,” he says, without giving details on the nature of the plots.

— AFP