Suspicious bag causes panic in Istanbul square

Suspicious bag causes panic in Istanbul square

PanARMENIAN.Net - A piece of hand luggage left in Istanbul's Taksim Square sparked panic Wednesday, Sept 26, as locals called police on suspicions that that the unattended bag might be a bomb, Hurriyet Daily News reported.

The bag was left in front of a bank near Kazancı Street in Taksim Square, prompting locals to call the police.

Security forces arriving at the scene, closing off parts of the square to traffic and cordoning off a section of the area as bomb squads approached the suspicious luggage.

The bag was found to contain no explosives after specialists blew it open with a fuse.

 Top stories
Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert.
On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit.
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin.
Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive.
Partner news
---