On the night when Turkey attempted coup, Turkish police detained 20 trucks with rockets of the type Kasirga on their way to Ankara. It is reported RIA Novosti with reference to local TV channel NTV.
According to him, the car left the base of the 58th artillery brigade of the armed forces of the country. It is also reported that in addition to the trucks on the night of the rebellion, the guards detained the General, two colonels and 80 soldiers. Whether they were going to take the side of the rebels, the TV channel did not specify.
Shells Kasirga part reactive system of volley fire T-300. One warhead weighs about 150 kilograms and is equipped with electronic filling.
The attempted seizure of power by the military happened in Turkey on the evening of 15 July. The coup brought to the streets of Ankara and Istanbul military equipment, attacked key military targets. However, the majority of the security forces remained loyal to the government, and the rebellion was suppressed.
In total, the result of the coup killed 232 people. About 60 thousand soldiers, police, judges, civil servants and teachers were removed from their posts, detained or are under investigation. Five days after the revolt in Turkey was introduced a state of emergency.
