Thwarted Bomb Attack on Doğan Media Centre

A suspicious package left in front of the Doğan Media Centre in Istanbul turned out to be a bomb. The police disarmed the bomb. Footage of monitoring cameras installed in public places is being investigated.

Erol Önderoğlu

Thwarted Bomb Attack on Doğan Media Centre

A suspicious package left in front of the Doğan Media Centre in Istanbul on 22 May turned out to contain a time bomb. The Doğan building accommodates offices of the nationwide newspapers Dünya, Radikal and Milliyet. The bomb was disarmed by specialists.

The package was noticed by civilians and the security staff of the newspaper, whereupon the police was informed. A police team from the local Bağcılar Provincial Police Directory investigated the package and confirmed that it contained a time bomb.

Controlled explosion

The police recognized that it was a mechanism assembled with several cables and called the bomb squad to the scene. The police took broad security measures in the region and temporary closed the area to traffic and pedestrians.

The bomb squad placed a fuse into the package and brought the bomb to a controlled explosion. Cables, explosives and the detonator mechanism were left from the package.

An investigation was initiated into the footage of public monitoring cameras (MOSEBE) in the region. (EÖ/VK)

Origin

BIA News Center

Erol Önderoğlu

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A graduate of the French Language and Literature Department at İstanbul University. He has served as the Turkey representative for the international organization Reporters Without...

A graduate of the French Language and Literature Department at İstanbul University. He has served as the Turkey representative for the international organization Reporters Without Borders (RSF), where he began as a reporter in 1996. Since 1999, he has worked at bianet, a project of the IPS Communication Foundation, as the coordinator of the Legal Support Desk, editor for freedom of expression, and editor-in-chief. He has authored more than 4,800 signed news articles and opinion pieces. He has also written for Bizim Gazete and the journal Güncel Hukuk. He currently prepares the Media Monitoring Reports at bianet.