Istanbul’s Avcılar metrobus station closed due to false bomb notice

ISTANBUL

The metrobus station in Istanbul’s Avcılar district was closed due to a false bomb notice on April 17. 

Police teams were dispatched to the station upon identification of a suspicious package and the station was closed by the police. 

The line remained active but metrobuses did not stop at the station, to which a team of specialists was called. 

After the examinations, it was understood that the suspicious object was a flask. 

The station was reopened after half an hour. 

This is the second time a metrobus station in Avcılar has been closed due to a bomb threat. 

A suspicious plastic bottle surrounded with ball bearings triggered panic at a metrobus station in the same district early on April 13. 

Following a call, police teams were dispatched to the University Campus metrobus station in Avcılar. Police conducted inspections in the station but did not find any threat in the area.