Four suspicious rucksacks packed with plastic explosives were found in a field, the Turkish Hurriyet newspaper said.
A group of combat engineers with dogs has been dispatched at the scene.
The gendarmerie has launched the searches for the suspected owners of the backpacks.
Turkish Gendarmes Find Explosives in Town Bordering
15 February 2016
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The Turkish Gendarmerie officers have found 50 kilograms (110 pounds) of explosives in a mostly ethnic Arab town of Akcakale, located in the south-east of the country on the border with Syria, local media reported Monday.
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