ISTANBUL, Turkey (AP) _ A U.S. soldier and an Australian soldier who crossed into Turkey from neighboring Iraq could face up to three years in prison after a gun was allegedly found in the American's luggage as the two tried to board a flight in Turkey, a news agency reported Wednesday.
A court in the city of Diyarbakir, in southeastern Turkey, charged Christopher Franz Pipes and Ross Milosevic of Australia with carrying firearms without a license, after a gun, which was in several pieces, was found in the American's luggage at the city's airport, the Anatolia news agency reported.
The two had crossed into Turkey from Iraq and were boarding a flight from Diyarbakir to Istanbul, Anatolia said.
The two were freed pending the trial, the agency said. The charges carry a penalty of between one and three years in prison.
The U.S. Embassy could not confirm the report. An Australian Embassy official said he could not comment, citing privacy laws.
