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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Alexander Butler

Turkey develops ‘most powerful’ 970kg thermobaric bomb

Gazap bomb - (IDEF)

Turkey has developed a “most powerful” thermobaric bomb capable of blasting below 90m of rock and earth, according to state media.

The 970kg Gazap (Ghost) and Hayalet (Wrath) weapons were developed by the Turkish defence ministry and unveiled this week.

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