Explosion at SAW
Dec 23, 2015 | 7:05 am
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Dec 23, 2015 | 8:21 am
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Looks increasingly likely it was a bomb of some sort
Not been a great year for airport security, NSA missing 95% of weapons and explosives in tests, the bombing of that Russian aircraft and now this.
Not been a great year for airport security, NSA missing 95% of weapons and explosives in tests, the bombing of that Russian aircraft and now this.
Dec 23, 2015 | 3:12 pm
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Dec 26, 2015 | 5:01 am
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I find it very worrying that according to this BBC News story, published hours after the blast, the Turkish transport minister has already said
. That's like looking at a plane crash and saying "we can already be sure that there was no human error".
Well, no, you can't. And if a bomb went off inside your airport, you better have a closer look at your security measures. Not very confidence-inspiring.
(a)weakness in the airport's security is out of the question
Well, no, you can't. And if a bomb went off inside your airport, you better have a closer look at your security measures. Not very confidence-inspiring.
Dec 27, 2015 | 10:41 am
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The Turkish press which is not exactly free, has already forgotten all about it.
Dec 27, 2015 | 7:40 pm
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With Russian embargoes and concerns about the internal stability of the country I doubt the Turkish Government is massively keen on the adverse publicity so I imaging they are stalling like mad in the hope people will forget.
The Turkish press which is not exactly free, has already forgotten all about it.
The Turkish press which is not exactly free, has already forgotten all about it.
Dec 27, 2015 | 7:42 pm
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Dec 28, 2015 | 1:54 am
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I'd say an explosion at one of TK's hub airports is very related to Turkish Airlines especially since passengers flying on TK won't look in the Europe forum for this information.