Turkish police 'smash al-Qaida cell'

Police have smashed an al-Qaida cell blamed for the suicide bombings that killed 62 people in Istanbul last month, the Turkish city’s governor said today.

Fri, 26 Dec, 2003 - 11:55

Police have smashed an al-Qaida cell blamed for the suicide bombings that killed 62 people in Istanbul last month, the Turkish city’s governor said today.

Most of the militants have been captured and more than 1,000 lbs of explosives, including the military explosive RDX, recovered, said Muammer Guler

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