Turkish police have arrested a man who threatened to set off a bomb outside the US consulate in Istanbul. Police sealed off a street outside the consulate and removed the suspect's car after checking it for explosives on Friday. The consulate said it had taken measures to protect its staff and visitors.
"Istanbul police have detained a man outside the US consulate on Friday after he threaten to detonate a bomb. Around 10 a.m. on the morning, Friday a man identified 33 year-old parked his car outside US consulate, and then announced he had explosives in the car and was going to detonate it. The police were able to seal off the area and remove vehicle without further incident. It was later found that no bomb on person or in the car and the man was mentally unstable.
Istanbul has been on high alert since January after a suicide bomber blew herself up on a police station, and historian a very busy area. She herself died as well as one of the police officers on staff. It's later discovered she was a widow of an ISIL fighter.
Earlier on February Turkish MIT announced that some 3,000 ISIL fighters were in the country planning an attack on consulate and embassies in the country. There were associated with anti-ISIL campaign," Said Natalie Carney, CCTV reporter.
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