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.
