Turkish Police Say U.S. Embassy Was Target of Bomb Plot
Source: NY Times
Turkish police said on Thursday that they found evidence of an Al Qaeda-linked plot to bomb the United States Embassy in Ankara, a synagogue in Istanbul and other targets, during a raid on two houses in February.
Turkish news reports said the police had seized nearly 50 pounds of plastic explosives with detonation systems attached, as well as six laptop computers and other evidence. Twelve suspects were arrested during the operation — two Chechens, two Azeris and eight Turks.
The police said the raid gathered evidence about two terrorist cells, one in Istanbul and one in the city of Tekirdag on the Sea of Marmara. Forensic analysis of the computers’ contents and other documents, officials said, revealed preparations for bomb attacks on the embassy, the private Rahmi M. Koc museum and a synagogue in the Balat district of Istanbul.
Photographs, floor plans and other information were found concerning those targets and the residences and offices of two popular Turks.
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