Turkey: Gunman hijacks ferry with 17 passengers
A lone hijacker claiming to have a bomb on Friday hijacked a ferry off the western port city of Izmit with 17 passengers on board, an official said.
Ibrahim Karaosmanoglu, mayor for Izmit, told NTV television that the man claimed that there were four other hijackers on board the Kartepe ferry. But the mayor said crew told him the hijacker was alone. (AP)
