http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/news/archive/2005/02/02/international1818EST0752.DTLBomb defused near U.S. military base in southern Turkey
JAMES C. HELICKE, Associated Press Writer
Wednesday, February 2, 2005
(02-02) 15:18 PST ISTANBUL, Turkey (AP) --
Turkish police discovered a bomb in a nightclub near a southern Turkish military base used by the United States, a U.S. military official said Wednesday. The semiofficial Turkish news agency said the homemade bomb was defused by police.
"We were advised that a bomb was found off of the base," the U.S. military official said on condition of anonymity. "We are taking protective measures."
Private CNN-Turk television said the bomb, containing 11 pounds of explosives, was found late Tuesday in a club near the entrance of Incirlik air base, where some 1,400 U.S. troops are based as part of a NATO mission. A number of bars and cafes are located in the area.
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The incident came ahead of a visit by U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to Turkey this weekend. Washington wants to expand its use of the base, which is only an hour's flight from Iraq.
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