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Kuros
Joined: 27 Apr 2004
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 Posted: Sun Oct 31, 2010 3:54 pm Post subject: Istanbul suicide blast injures 32, including 15 police |
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A suicide bomb blast in the centre of Istanbul has injured 32 people, including 15 policemen.
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"There was a big bus with maybe 20 police officers: they ran out of the bus, trying to find out what's going on.
"After a couple of minutes, they started asking people to step back."
Our correspondent says suspicion is likely to fall on Kurdish separatist factions, or groups linked to al-Qaeda.
The Kurdish separatist PKK party has carried out bomb attacks in Istanbul in the past, as have extreme left-wing and Islamist groups.
The PKK went on ceasefire two months ago but that is due to run out on Sunday night.
However, PKK leaders have said recently that they will no longer target civilians. |
The PKK or Al Qaeda? |
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Kuros
Joined: 27 Apr 2004
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| Posted: Mon Nov 01, 2010 1:23 pm Post subject: |
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Kurdish PKK denies Istanbul bomb, extends 'truce'
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A PKK statement carried by the Firat news agency said: "We are in no way involved in this attack.
"It is not possible for us to carry out such an action at a time when our movement has decided to extend a truce process," the statement said.
It announced it would be prolonging its ceasefire - which was called several months ago and was due to expire only hours after the Istanbul bombing - until elections next year, "in order to impose a democratic solution process and ensure that the parliamentary elections in Turkey take place in a healthy environment".
The government has warned people not to rush to judgement about the culprits. |
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bucheon bum
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2010 4:46 am Post subject: |
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| Why would al qaeda do it? Turkey has an Islamist party in power that has been very critical of Israel. This type of bombing would help boost the secularist parties I imagine. What beef does AQ have with Turkey these days? |
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