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Bomb found outside McDonald's restaurant in Istanbul

Turkish police have defused a pipe bomb left in front of a fast-food restaurant in Istanbul, state-run Anatolian news agency said on Friday.

  • Agencies
  • Published: 14:02 April 4, 2008
  • Gulf News

Istanbul: Turkish police have defused a pipe bomb left in front of a fast-food restaurant in Istanbul, state-run Anatolian news agency said on Friday.

A bomb disposal team discovered the bomb in the central Kadikoy district after receiving a report regarding a suspicious package.

The bomb was placed in front of a McDonald's branch and was designed to be detonated by mobile phone.

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