ANKARA – An assassination plot against Turkish President Recep TayyipErdogan has been foiled.
It was reportedly planned to be carried out during the leader s visit toBosnia and Herzegovina came to light on Saturday, according to Turkey sAnadolu state news agency.
According to the agency, Turkish intelligence confirmed reports that aTurkish group planned to assassinate the Prime Minister during his visit tothe Balkans on Sunday. Security services reportedly received intelligencefrom Turkish citizens living in the Macedonian capital of Skopje.
Western intelligence services had also passed on information related to theplanned assassination to Turkey. Turkish authorities are investigating thematter, but gave no further details on the alleged plot.
Turkish government spokesman Bekir Bozdag said on Saturday that Erdogan strip to Bosnia would continue as planned, adding that the President “is notafraid and does not run away from causes he believes in”.
Erdogan is set to hold a rally in the Bosnian capital of Sarajevo onSunday, almost one month before Turkey heads to the polls to vote in thegeneral election on June 24.