Biodun Iginla, BBC News

Biodun Iginla, BBC News

Friday, December 25, 2015

Turkey's Erdogan talks man on bridge out of suicide

25 December 2015 - 20H05                    
    © Turkish Presidential Press Office/AFP | Security guards, part of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan security detail, escort a man from behind the barrier of the Bosporus Bridge in Istanbul, on December 25, 2015





    ISTANBUL  - 
             
    Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan used his celebrated rhetorical skills to save a life on Friday, preventing a man from jumping off Istanbul's Bosphorus Bridge.
    The man was apparently preparing to jump to his death when Erdogan's motorcade was passing over the bridge linking Europe with Asia after Friday prayers.
    News footage showed Erdogan's bodyguards bringing the sobbing man, who appeared to be in his early 30s, to talk to him through the window of his car. After a few moments, the man can be seen kissing Erdogan's hand
    The man was then escorted to safety, the Dogan news agency reported.
    It said police had been trying for almost two hours to talk the man out of committing suicide after he abandoned his car on the bridge and climbed over the side railing.
    He has long been suffering from depression due to family problems, Dogan said.
    The iconic bridge spanning the Bosphorus at a height of 64 metres (211 feet) is a frequent suicide spot.

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