ISTANBUL: Turkish security forces on Friday partially shut down the two bridges across the Bosphorus Strait in Istanbul as military jets were heard flying low over Ankara, reports and AFP correspondents said.
The
Bosphorus and Fatih
bridges were closed by the gendarmerie -- a branch of the
Turkish military dedicated to internal
security -- for traffic travelling from Asia to Europe, NTV television said. Traffic was still moving in the other direction.
Meanwhile,
Turkish military aircraft were heard flying low over Ankara, AFP correspondents in the capital reported. There was ** immediate explanation for the cause of the incidents.
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