Car abandoned in Bosphorus Bridge emergency lane causes alarm

ISTANBUL

A suspicious car that was abandoned on Istanbul’s Bosphorus Bridge prompted the emergency closure of the major transport link on March 15 amid fears of a car bomb, only for authorities to reveal that the vehicle had run out of gas.

A man reportedly jumped out of a moving car before escaping in another vehicle coming from behind.

Bomb disposal experts detonated the trunk of the car in a controlled manner.

Following the examinations, it was revealed that the car had run out of gas before ditching it in the emergency lane.

The bridge was subsequently opened to traffic.