Al-Qaeda attack foiled
2005-08-07 10:42
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Tel Aviv - Turkish security forces prevented a mass attack the al-Qaeda terrorist group intended launching against Israeli tourists in the southern Turkish port of Alanya, the Israeli Yediot Aharanot daily reported on Sunday.
According to the Israeli daily, Turkish security forces arrested the members of an al-Qaeda cell, comprised mostly of Turkish citizens, in Alanya on Thursday.
They also found a boat docked in the harbour and loaded with 400kg of TNT, which was to have been used against the Israeli tourists.
Four Israeli cruise ships carrying 3 500 tourists to Alanya were ordered to change their routes Friday and anchor in alternate destinations following intelligence reports of a possible terror attack at the port.
- SAPA