Bus bomb defused in Turkish capital

A ‘potential catastrophe’ has been averted in Ankara as a bomb plot is foiled.

Turkish police carry away a minibus after the bomb was defused [AFP]
Bombers linked to al-Qaeda hit Istanbul in 2003 with truck bombs, killing 58 people in attacks that had targeted two synagogues, the British Consulate and a British bank.

In February, a court sentenced seven people to life in prison for the bombings.

Source: News Agencies