Traffic through Turkey's Marmaray tunnel halted by suspicious package

Baku, Azerbaijan, Jan. 19 By Rufiz Hafizoglu – Trend: Turkey halted all traffic through the Marmaray railway tunnel due to the danger of a possible explosion, Kanal7 TV channel reported Jan. 19. Reportedly, a suspicious package, similar to an explosive device was found at one of the stations, and all passengers were evacuated. But a thorough check by the security forces established that the suspicious package was a passengers forgotten bag. Traffic through the railway tunnel was resumed after a complete check of the item. On Jan. 18, a noise grenade blew up near a transformer substation on the Milliyet Street of Istanbul’s Fatih district. That explosion caused no casualties. On the same day, a suspicious package was found at the municipal police department in the Turkish city of Maltepe. Edited by CN --- Follow the author on Twitter @rhafizoglu Follow us on Twitter @TRENDNewsAgency