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Turkey authorities impose lockdown at İncirlik air base: US consulate

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Lockdown incirlik airISTANBUL – Agence France-Presse,

Turkish authorities imposed July 16 a security lockdown at the İncirlik air base in the southern province of Adana used by U.S. and other coalition forces in the fight against Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in Syria, the U.S. consulate said.

“Local authorities are denying movements on to and off of İncirlik Air Base. The power there has also been cut,” the U.S. consulate in Adana said in a message after a coup attempt aimed at toppling the government was thwarted by the authorities.

“Please avoid the air base until normal operations have been restored,” it added, without giving further details.
There was no indication for the reason of the lockdown by the Turkish authorities. But it came as security forces were arrested thousands of Turkish soldiers across the country for involvement in the coup.

Gen. Bekir Ercan, Adana İncirlik 10th Adana Tanker Base Commander, was among those who were arrested.

 

July/16/2016

Germany’s Cologne Street on Lockdown Over Car Bomb Threat – Report

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1022758584A street in the German city of Cologne is on lockdown and several houses have been evacuated over a suspicious vehicle, feared to be holding explosives, local media reported.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — According to the Express newspaper’s Saturday report, a Volkswagen vehicle was spotted on one of the city roads. There was a note saying “Do not open – ISIL [Islamic State] bomb” inside the car.
Two neighboring houses were evacuated, while the regional public transport was suspended.
The media outlet reported, citing the police, that the threat was a hoax.
The German security officials remain on high alert after the deadly Paris attacks.
On Friday night, eight extremists wearing explosive belts attacked several venues across Paris, killing 129 people at restaurants, the Bataclan concert hall and in the vicinity of the Stade de France stadium.