Explosion at Sabiha Gokcen

[MoreAviation]

Armed police sealed off part of one of Turkey's main airports on Wednesday after an explosion killed one person and damaged planes standing hundreds of yards away.

While the cause of the blast is not yet known, it comes amid a wave of Isis-sponsored terror attacks in Turkey and could raise concerns that the group has been able to breach airport security.

The blast took place around 2am (midnight GMT) at Sabiha Gokcen, Istanbul's second airport, and killed a cleaner on board a plane belonging to Pegasus airlines, Turkey's main budget carrier. Another cleaner was wounded, officials said. Police have so far declined to comment on the incident, but some witness reported hearing up to three separate explosions.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/turkey/12065752/One-dead-in-explosion-at-Istanbul-airport.html

[Capetonian]

It seems from some reports that this was an airside cleaner placing a device on board. Says a lot for security, but still we will be made to put our toothpaste into a plastic packet and walk through a scanner in our socks to prevent terrorism.

[500N]

It seems from some reports that this was an airside cleaner placing a device on board. Says a lot for security, but still we will be made to put our toothpaste into a plastic packet and walk through a scanner in our socks to prevent terrorism.

Interesting.

Might make Turkey a no go zone for a while.