Turkey seizes 1,200 rocket warheads near Syrian border

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English.news.cn   2013-11-07 19:36:22             ISTANBUL/ANKARA, Nov. 7 (Xinhua) -- Turkey seized a total of 1, 200 rocket warheads near the Syrian border, private Dogan news agency reported on Thursday.Dogan quoted Gov. Huseyin Avni Cos as saying that a cargo truck filled with rocket heads, bazookas, missiles, bombs and guns was seized in Turkey's southern province of Adana near the Syrian border.The report said that Adana police teams discovered the weapons after pursuing the truck initially on the suspicion that it was carrying drugs.Police used detection dogs to search for narcotics in the truck, said the report, adding that when the police opened the doors of the vehicle, they found the truck filled with weapons and explosives.Escorted by bomb disposal specialists, anti-terror teams brought the truck to a police station in the city. The truck was confiscated.The driver of the truck has been detained, and an investigation has been launched.

Turkey to stage military exercise near Syria border

Source : Xinhua

ANKARA, May 6 (Xinhua) -- The Turkish Armed Forces is set to stage a 10- day "planned exercise" in the southern province of Adana bordering on Syria, Turkish Daily News reported Monday.

The exercise, named the Yildirim-2013 Mobilization, is slated for May 6-15, according to a statement by the Turkish General Staff.

The exercise, to be conducted at the Air Forces 10th Tanker Base Command, aims to test the army's mobilization system and the coordination between public institutions and the armed forces in case of any mobilization, the statement said.

The Turkish General Staff said 12 vehicles and 60 stand-by personnel, as well as private transportation companies will take part in the exercise.

Turkey is facing an influx of Syrian refugees with the worsening situation in Syria.

Last week, one Turkish border guard was killed and six others were wounded in a clash at the Syrian border.