Istanbul police find 15 kg of explosives in PKK operation

Istanbul police find 15 kg of explosives in PKK operation

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Istanbul police find 15 kg of explosives in PKK operation

Police search for explosives in a dig in Bayrampaşa. DHA photo

Police have found 15 kilograms of plastic explosives in a dig in Istanbul within an operation against the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) CNNTürk reported on its website today. 

Istanbul police's anti-terror department launched two digs in Istanbul's Zekeriyaköy and Bayrampaşa districts.

Fifteen kilograms of plastic explosives were uncovered in the dig in Bayrampaşa, report said. 

The PKK is listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the United States and the European Union.

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