A policeman checks a vehicle with a sniffing dog near the U.S. consulate in Istanbul February 27, 2015.REUTERS/Murad Sezer
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish police detained a suspect outside the U.S. consulate in Istanbul who claimed to have a bomb, the consulate said on Friday.
Police sealed off a street outside the consulate and removed the suspect's car after checking it for explosives, according to a Reuters cameraman at the scene. The consulate said it had taken measures to protect its staff and visitor
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