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Istanbul bombers 'out of action'. Turkish authorities have broken up the group behind last month's bomb attacks i

Turkish authorities have broken up the group behind last month's bomb attacks in Istanbul, city governor Muammer Guler has said.
Mr Guler told a news conference the attacks were carried out by a cell linked to the al-Qaeda network. He said the cell had now been "put out of action and other possible attacks have been prevented". Last month, attacks on two synagogues, a bank and the British consulate in Istanbul killed 62 people. The governor said 35 people had been charged so far in connection with the attacks. He said a further 10 people had been sent to a state security court, which would decide whether to charge them as well.
Explosives found
"The suicide attacks were carried out by elements trying to organise for al-Qaeda in Turkey," Mr Guler said.
"We can comfortably say that we have broken up the organisation's Istanbul activities," he added.
However, he gave no further details of the investigation which had led to the arrests.
Earlier, Turkey's Anatolia news agency reported that police investigating the bombings had found more than 500 kilos of explosives during searches in Istanbul.
On Wednesday, Istanbul police chief Celalettin Cerrah acknowledged that security had been stepped up over the holiday season, but denied knowledge of any specific threat.

Источник: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/3348815.stm