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| Three Bombs Explode in Turkey |
| 2003-12-12 |
| Bombs exploded in Turkey’s three largest cities Friday, but no injuries or serious damage were reported, police and news reports said. Turkey has been on edge since a string of suicide attacks last month in Istanbul that killed 61 people. There was no sign that the bombings were linked to those attacks. These are a lot smaller, have a different feel. The first bomb went off near a police station in the Aegean port city of Izmir, shattering windows in cars and houses, the Anatolia news agency reported. That attack followed two small explosions in Istanbul and the capital, Ankara. Police said a small bomb left near the door of the courthouse in the Sultanahmet district in the heart of Istanbul’s tourist district caused no damage and appeared to be designed only to make noise. A similar bomb later exploded near a court in Ankara, Anatolia reported. Attention getters. There were no claims of responsibility. Militant Islamic, Kurdish, and leftist groups are active in Turkey and have carried out past attacks. These sound more like Kurd or leftists. Your islamic boomer likes high body counts. Any ideas, Murat? |
| Posted by:Steve |
| #1 Murat assumes Kurds; there's no point in asking him. But, in this case, I think that's possible. These DO have a different MO. |
| Posted by: Robert Crawford 2003-12-12 5:07:38 PM |