March 18 (Reuters) – Turkish bomb-disposal experts disabled an explosive device in a vehicle found overnight near a government building in southeast Turkey, security sources on Friday as a recent spate of bomb attacks prompted security warnings in major cities. The vehicle was found with 150 kg (331 lb) of explosives in the town of […]
Shots have been heard in the Brussels suburb of Molenbeek as police launched anti-terrorist raids there, wounding two people, Belgian media report. Belgian media say one of them is Salah Abdeslam, suspects in last year’s Paris attacks in which 130 people died. Prosecutors have not confirmed this. Belgian PM Charles Michel had to urgently leave […]
Workers at Spain’s national rail network, Renfe, announced another strike date for Monday 28 March, which threatens to cause more travel chaos. http://www.elmundo.es/economia/2016/03/17/56eae684ca4741e26f8b460f.html
French ATC to stage work stoppage March 20-22. Passengers should contact their airline to confirm flight status. 20 MAR 05:00 2016 UNTIL 22 MAR 05:00 2016. https://www.public.nm.eurocontrol.int/PUBPORTAL/gateway/spec/index.html
A rail union has announced that Eurostar staff have voted overwhelmingly in favour of strike action following a ballot. Staff backed walkouts by 51 votes to three after the ballot closed yesterday, following a dispute over lone working, and what the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) describes as ‘victimisation’ of one individual member of […]
Hannover Airport closed due to bomb alert on Turkish Airlines plane http://en.protothema.gr/hannover-airport-closed-due-to-bomb-alert/ Hannover Airport in northern Germany has been closed due to a bomb alert involving a passenger plane of Turkish Airlines which took off from Istanbul, according to German authorities. According to information, all flights have been postponed and pilots of […]