ANKARA: Security forces foiled an assassination attempt on Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan.
According to a foreign news agency, Turkish security forces foiled an attempt to assassinate Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan with a bomb blast in Sirat province.
Turkish media say that Tayyip Erdogan was participating in a rally in Sirat province, during which a police vehicle guarding the rally, security forces found a bomb under the vehicle, which was immediately defused by the bomb disposal squad. Bomb disposal teams defuse explosive device placed under a car parked near Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s rally in the southeastern province of Siirt, officials say police are conducting investigation to find the suspects pic.twitter.com/4qWtQoHSJ4
According to Turkish media, forensic teams have cordoned off the car after the incident and collected fingerprints and other evidence, while further investigation has been launched in this regard.
