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Loud boom heard in southern Turkey

26 November 2016 10:04 (UTC+04:00)
Loud boom heard in southern Turkey

By Trend

04:10 (GMT+4) A loud boom was heard across southern Turkey late Friday, local governor office said early Saturday.

The noise was heard in Gaziantep province and could have come from military planes that may have broken the sound barrier on duty as part of Operation Euphrates Shield, the governor’s office said in a statement. The operation is aimed at clearing northern Syria of Daesh elements along the Turkish border, Anadolu reported.

The boom was hear at 23.20 p.m. (2020GMT), the statement said. It added as of 00.25 a.m. (2125GMT) there was no casualties or material damage reported.

Authorities are investigation the cause.

01:50 (GMT+4) A blast rocked a district of the southeastern Turkish city of Gaziantep late on Friday and police and fire fighting teams were sent to the area, Anadolu agency reported.

No further details were available and the cause of the blast was not immediately clear.

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