Time bomb found in Dersim city hall
Time bomb found in Dersim city hall
A time bomb found in the building of Dersim municipality was neutralised by the police.
It is reported that the time-adjusted 250g C4 and A4 plastic explosive left in the city hall was discovered by the clerks. The security officials said the bomb was set to explode at midday on Saturday however, because its battery was dead the bomb did not explode.
The mayor of Dersim Edibe Þahin stated that the city hall was open during the last week’s cultural festival in town and the person or persons who placed the bomb took advantage of the crowd.
It is also reported that on Saturday there was panel in which the mayor of Diyarbakir, the biggest Kurdish city in Turkey, Osman Baydemir made a speech on the democratic autonomy project of his party BDP. Baydemir said they want to see a Kurdish flag flapping next to the Turkish flag in front of the governmental buildings.
The mayor also stated that the bomb was found by the municipality personnel who went down to the warehouse to pick up their equipments. She further stated that the police started an investigation and they are expecting the police to found out the responsible behind the bomb. Kurdish MP of BDP Seraffetin Halis also came to the building and visited the mayor.
It is reported that the time-adjusted 250g C4 and A4 plastic explosive left in the city hall was discovered by the clerks. The security officials said the bomb was set to explode at midday on Saturday however, because its battery was dead the bomb did not explode.
The mayor of Dersim Edibe Þahin stated that the city hall was open during the last week’s cultural festival in town and the person or persons who placed the bomb took advantage of the crowd.
It is also reported that on Saturday there was panel in which the mayor of Diyarbakir, the biggest Kurdish city in Turkey, Osman Baydemir made a speech on the democratic autonomy project of his party BDP. Baydemir said they want to see a Kurdish flag flapping next to the Turkish flag in front of the governmental buildings.
The mayor also stated that the bomb was found by the municipality personnel who went down to the warehouse to pick up their equipments. She further stated that the police started an investigation and they are expecting the police to found out the responsible behind the bomb. Kurdish MP of BDP Seraffetin Halis also came to the building and visited the mayor.
