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Ankara/26.03.22/Anadolu: The movement of ships in the Bosphorus Strait has been suspended in both directions after the discovery of an object resembling a mine.
This was reported on Saturday in the Turkish Coast Guard Department.
The Turkish Ministry of National Defense earlier reported the discovery by a civilian commercial vessel of an object similar to a mine.
"An object similar to a mine was taken under control by the underwater defense teams, and an intervention was made to neutralize it," the department noted.—0—
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