Turkey: Police officer finds bomb under his car ahead of Erdoğan's event

A bomb was discovered under the private car of a police officer in the Nusaybin district of southeastern Turkey’s Mardin Saturday. It was later revealed that the officer was assigned to a team that was going to provide reinforcements for the security of an event in Siirt province that President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan was scheduled to attend.

The hand-made explosive device was placed under the parked private car of the police officer who is part of the Riot Police Department in the small city of Nusaybin on the Syrian border. From there the officer was due to drive 200 kilometers (125 miles) northeast to Siirt, where Erdoğan was scheduled to address an outdoor audience.

Upon the detection of the explosive device, bomb disposal experts were directed to the scene.

Police officer discovers hand-made bomb under his car while on the way to his assigned duty at President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s event in Turkey’s Siirt, explosive device destroyed by bomb disposal expertshttps://t.co/DEIpRmochc

— DAILY SABAH (@DailySabah) December 5, 2021