431
DONATIONS		 Donate to DU!
Democratic Underground Latest Threads
Latest		 Greatest Threads
Greatest		 Lobby
Lobby		 Journals
Journals		 Search
Search		 Options
Options		 Help
Help		 Login
Login
Google

Turkish bomb 'catastrophe' foiled

Printer-friendly format Printer-friendly format
Printer-friendly format Email this thread to a friend
Printer-friendly format Bookmark this thread		 This topic is archived.
First thread | Last thread
Home » Discuss » Latest Breaking News Donate to DU
robcon (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Tue Sep-11-07 09:07 AM
Original message
Turkish bomb 'catastrophe' foiled
Source: BBC

"Police in Turkey's capital, Ankara, have prevented a large bomb from exploding, the city's governor said.

Sniffer dogs detected a van stuffed with explosives in the centre of the city, preventing a "possible catastrophe", Governor Kemal Onal said.

Security had been tightened in the city ahead of the sixth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks in the United States...

Ankara's governor said a large quantity of explosives had been left in the van which had a false licence plate. It was parked in a multi-storey garage in Kurtulus, a densely populated area of central Ankara. The garage and nearby houses and businesses were evacuated while the police bomb squad worked to defuse the explosives..."

Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6988697.stm


Another one.

Donate to DU and give valentine hearts to your friends! Click here.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
   Replies to this thread
   Why did we  OlderButWiser   Sep-11-07 09:10 AM   #1 
   The BBC used the 'scare quotes.' I didn't add them.  robcon   Sep-11-07 09:12 AM   #2 
      Probably not scare quotes.  igil   Sep-11-07 12:54 PM   #4 
   I have a feeling...  PianoBlack   Sep-11-07 10:30 AM   #3 
 
OlderButWiser (389 posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Tue Sep-11-07 09:10 AM
Response to Original message
1. Why did we
quote mark catastrophe?

Donate to DU and give valentine hearts to your friends! Click here.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
robcon (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Tue Sep-11-07 09:12 AM
Response to Reply #1
2. The BBC used the 'scare quotes.' I didn't add them.
I have to quote the headline exactly.

Donate to DU and give valentine hearts to your friends! Click here.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
Igel (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Tue Sep-11-07 12:54 PM
Response to Reply #2
4. Probably not scare quotes.
Looks to be just a one-word quote: The headline editor didn't want to take responsibility for assigning the consequence catastrophe status, so s/he quoted somebody else.

Donate to DU and give valentine hearts to your friends! Click here.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
PianoBlack (104 posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Tue Sep-11-07 10:30 AM
Response to Original message
3. I have a feeling...
That things like this are going to happen all day today.

Donate to DU and give valentine hearts to your friends! Click here.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
DU AdBot (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Wed Feb 10th 2010, 06:02 AM
Response to Original message
Advertisements [?]
 Top

Home » Discuss » Latest Breaking News Donate to DU

Powered by DCForum+ Version 1.1 Copyright 1997-2002 DCScripts.com
Software has been extensively modified by the DU administrators

Important Notices: By participating on this discussion board, visitors agree to abide by the rules outlined on our Rules page. Messages posted on the Democratic Underground Discussion Forums are the opinions of the individuals who post them, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of Democratic Underground, LLC.

Home  |  Discussion Forums  |  Journals  |  Links  |  Store  |  Donate

About DU  |  Contact Us  |  Privacy Policy

Got a message for Democratic Underground? Click here to send us a message.

© 2001 - 2009 Democratic Underground, LLC