Monday, April 6, 2009

Was There A Plot To Assassinate President Obama In Turkey?


According to various news sources,the Turkish authorities have stopped a plan to assassinate President Obama during his visit to Turkey.What's really interesting is that this guy had a press card that identified him as an employee of Al Jazeera.The news organization denies even knowing the Syrian man who planned to kill our president with a knife.Here's more on this story from The Jerusalem Post:

"Turkish security services have arrested a man of Syrian descent who was planning to assassinate US President Barack Obama during his current trip to Turkey, the Saudi daily Al Watan reported Monday.

According to the report, the man, who was arrested on Friday, was carrying a press card identifying him as an employee of Al Jazeera. He reportedly confessed to his intention to stab Obama with a knife and said that he was aided by three accomplices.

The report stated that Turkish authorities were still unsure as to whether the press card was a fake or whether it had actually been issued the man by the Qatari news network."(END OF EXCERPT)Read the full story here.

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