Cops kill suicide bomber-to-be

2005-07-01 15:34

Turkish cops surround the body of Eyup Beyaz, a suspected bomber and leftist militant, after he was shot and killed. (Burhan Ozbilici, AP)

Ankara - Turkish police on Friday shot dead a man suspected of trying to blow himself up at the justice ministry, NTV television channel reported.

Pictures broadcast by NTV showed a man running towards the entrance of the building before he was hit by bullets from security agents.

According to the channel, the man had explosives on him and was planning to carry out a suicide attack.

- AFP