Diyar Güldoğan
26 November 2016•Update: 26 November 2016
By Kerem Kocalar and Hasan Ozkal
GAZIANTEP, Turkey
A loud boom was heard across southern Turkey late Friday, local governor office said early Saturday.
The noise was heard in Gaziantep province and could have come from military planes that may have broken the sound barrier on duty as part of Operation Euphrates Shield, the governor’s office said in a statement. The operation is aimed at clearing northern Syria of Daesh elements along the Turkish border.
The boom was hear at 23.20 p.m. (2020GMT), the statement said. It added as of 00.25 a.m. (2125GMT) there was no casualties or material damage reported.
Authorities are investigation the cause.
