Questions persist after discovery of munitions-laden truck in Ankara ... Stopping a truck in Ümitköy on Wednesday, Ankara police discovered that the truck was filled with munitions. ... A munitions-filled truck discovered in Ankara late on Wednesday turned out to be carrying weapons and hand grenades belonging to the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) to a military facility in the Turkish capital, but questions still linger over why the armed forces ordered the transfer of explosives in a civilian vehicle and without any security escort for protection. Late on Wednesday, Ankara police stopped a truck in Ümitköy upon receipt of an e-mail from an unidentified individual. A search of the vehicle showed that it was filled with weapons and hand grenades. The driver told the police he was taking the munitions to the Special Forces Command in Gölbasi. He also showed documentation indicating that the truck had been hired by the TSK. According to the driver, the explosives were being taken to the military facility in a civilian vehicle for security reasons. A noncommissioned officer and a corporal in civilian attire were also in the truck.
Ankara: TSK vehicle carrying explosives
Ankara: TSK vehicle carrying explosives
Doubtful about the initial information from the driver, the police called civilian prosecutors to the scene. Staff from the central command also arrived at the scene. According to reports, the truck contained many weapons and around 900 hand grenades, the serial numbers of which had been scratched out. There was, however, no immediate official announcement to verify the claim.
Following an initial examination of the truck by prosecutors, the vehicle was taken to the Ankara Police Department under heavy police escort. Prosecutors interrogated the three passengers from the truck about the weapons and hand grenades. They said the truck had set off from the western province of Mugla. However, they did not respond to the question of why such a huge amount of explosives were being transferred from one city to another without strict security measures and in an unescorted civilian vehicle. ..... MORE:
http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/news-204092-questions-persist-after-discovery-of-munitions-laden-truck-in-ankara.html .... Retired Gen. Haldun Solmaztürk told the private NTV station that the transfer of explosives with a civilian truck was totally “ordinary.” “This is a routine practice. Such transfers are done all across Turkey. If the ammunition can fit into a vehicle, it is transferred in this way. In addition, this is a safe transfer. The explosives will not explode even if the vehicle carrying them has an accident en route. Civilian vehicles are preferred for such transfers for safety reasons. They do not attract attention while in traffic. Plus, there were military members in the vehicle. They were armed,” he said, adding that police departments were informed about the truck and explosives. “If police officers who had stopped the truck asked their departments instead of calling prosecutors, they would have learned that the department was already informed about the transfer,” Solmaztürk noted.
Republican People’s Party (CHP) parliamentary group deputy chairman Kemal Anadol complained about the stopping of the truck filled with ammunition by the Ankara police, saying that the move was part of a plan by a “single center.” “There is a control center. That center details all plans,” he said. Istanbul, 12 March 2010, Friday - EMRULLAH BAYRAK/SEDAT GÜNEÇ ANKARA ... http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/news-204092-questions-persist-after-discovery-of-munitions-laden-truck-in-ankara.html
ADR expert: Vehicles carrying explosives should be escorted by police .... According to Ernail Hayirli, an expert on the European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road (ADR), the munitions-filled truck should have been escorted by police.
...... More: http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/news-204092-questions-persist-after-discovery-of-munitions-laden-truck-in-ankara.html .... “Absolutely control the truck carrying those weapons. The first stop of the truck will be Ankara. Their barrels and serial numbers will be changed there. Then, they will be distributed in eastern and southeastern cities. Blood will be shed during Nevruz. Incidents, starting in Mus, will spread to the whole country,” cautioned the e-mail. Prosecutors are currently working to find out who sent the e-mail to the Ankara Police Department. http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/news-204092-questions-persist-after-discovery-of-munitions-laden-truck-in-ankara.html
General Staff still silent on munitions-laden truck row .... http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/news-204213-general-staff-still-silent-on-munitions-laden-truck-row.html
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Following an initial examination of the truck by prosecutors, the vehicle was taken to the Ankara Police Department under heavy police escort. Prosecutors interrogated the three passengers from the truck about the weapons and hand grenades. They said the truck had set off from the western province of Mugla. However, they did not respond to the question of why such a huge amount of explosives were being transferred from one city to another without strict security measures and in an unescorted civilian vehicle. ..... MORE:
http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/news-204092-questions-persist-after-discovery-of-munitions-laden-truck-in-ankara.html .... Retired Gen. Haldun Solmaztürk told the private NTV station that the transfer of explosives with a civilian truck was totally “ordinary.” “This is a routine practice. Such transfers are done all across Turkey. If the ammunition can fit into a vehicle, it is transferred in this way. In addition, this is a safe transfer. The explosives will not explode even if the vehicle carrying them has an accident en route. Civilian vehicles are preferred for such transfers for safety reasons. They do not attract attention while in traffic. Plus, there were military members in the vehicle. They were armed,” he said, adding that police departments were informed about the truck and explosives. “If police officers who had stopped the truck asked their departments instead of calling prosecutors, they would have learned that the department was already informed about the transfer,” Solmaztürk noted. Republican People’s Party (CHP) parliamentary group deputy chairman Kemal Anadol complained about the stopping of the truck filled with ammunition by the Ankara police, saying that the move was part of a plan by a “single center.” “There is a control center. That center details all plans,” he said. Istanbul, 12 March 2010, Friday - EMRULLAH BAYRAK/SEDAT GÜNEÇ ANKARA ...
http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/news-204092-questions-persist-after-discovery-of-munitions-laden-truck-in-ankara.html ADR expert: Vehicles carrying explosives should be escorted by police .... According to Ernail Hayirli, an expert on the European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road (ADR), the munitions-filled truck should have been escorted by police.
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http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/news-204092-questions-persist-after-discovery-of-munitions-laden-truck-in-ankara.html .... “Absolutely control the truck carrying those weapons. The first stop of the truck will be Ankara. Their barrels and serial numbers will be changed there. Then, they will be distributed in eastern and southeastern cities. Blood will be shed during Nevruz. Incidents, starting in Mus, will spread to the whole country,” cautioned the e-mail. Prosecutors are currently working to find out who sent the e-mail to the Ankara Police Department. http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/news-204092-questions-persist-after-discovery-of-munitions-laden-truck-in-ankara.html General Staff still silent on munitions-laden truck row ....
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