Turkey releases man held in alleged plot against Obama
source: http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/07/turkey.assassination.plot/index.html
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ISTANBUL, Turkey (CNN) -- Turkish authorities have released a Syrian man who was arrested last week in connection with an alleged plan to kill President Obama, a senior U.S. official said.
The official said that although U.S. authorities take all threats seriously, they do not believe that the president's life was ever in serious danger.
Details concerning the man's release were not immediately available.
The alleged plot was first reported by the Saudi Arabian newspaper al-Watan, which revealed that Turkish security services arrested a man of Syrian origins Friday in connection with a plan to kill Obama during his visit to Turkey.
Obama was in Strasbourg, France, on Friday for a NATO Summit and did not arrive in Turkey for the final leg of his trip until Sunday.
The Saudi paper reported that the Syrian man, who was carrying an Al-Jazeera TV press credential in the name of "M.G.," confessed to authorities after his arrest that he and three alleged accomplices were plotting to stab Obama with a knife during the Alliance of Civilizations Summit in Istanbul, which Obama attended Monday evening.
The U.S. officials confirmed those allegations but emphasized that the information provided by the man is still being verified.
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The official said that although U.S. authorities take all threats seriously, they do not believe that the president's life was ever in serious danger.
Details concerning the man's release were not immediately available.
The alleged plot was first reported by the Saudi Arabian newspaper al-Watan, which revealed that Turkish security services arrested a man of Syrian origins Friday in connection with a plan to kill Obama during his visit to Turkey.
Obama was in Strasbourg, France, on Friday for a NATO Summit and did not arrive in Turkey for the final leg of his trip until Sunday.
The Saudi paper reported that the Syrian man, who was carrying an Al-Jazeera TV press credential in the name of "M.G.," confessed to authorities after his arrest that he and three alleged accomplices were plotting to stab Obama with a knife during the Alliance of Civilizations Summit in Istanbul, which Obama attended Monday evening.
The U.S. officials confirmed those allegations but emphasized that the information provided by the man is still being verified.
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TheEmpireGuy
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I always wonder what would happen if Obama was assassinated. I think the country would go into chaos.
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