Turkish authorities seized 200 pounds of plastic explosives Friday hidden in a truck as it crossed into Turkey from Iraq, the Anatolia news agency reported. Acting on a tip, paramilitary police searched the truck at the Habur border gate with Iraq and found the C-4 explosives, 20 detonators and more than 10,000 bullets for automatic weapons hidden in a secret compartment, the agency reported.
| Guess it wasn't that secret |
Officials were not immediately available for comment. The truck driver was detained and authorities were investigating the incident, Anatolia said. The truck's destination was not immediately clear.
| Turkish Truncheon Team has been alerted |
C-4 is a common variety of military explosives. Radical Kurdish, Islamic, and leftist groups are active in Turkey and have carried out past attacks.
| Could be anyone of them, since the truck was coming from Iraq, I'd say odds are it's either Kurdish or Islamic. |
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