Police in Turkey say an explosion has been heard in a residential area of Istanbul. They report several casualties. Earlier, an explosion outside a hotel in Ankara injured three people, including two police officers. They were investigating the bomb, which was reported as a suspicious package. It's the same hotel where President George W. Bush is expected to stay during a visit to Turkey this weekend for a NATO summit . | I guess we can cancel that, I hear the BOQ on Incirlik is very nice. Bet you can get a reservation if you call ahead. |
In the latest blast, news reports say a bomb went off on a bus, killing at least two people and injuring seven others. Additional: A bomb attack in Istanbul has killed three people and injured at least seven others, hours after an earlier explosion in Turkey's capital, Ankara. The blast ripped through a bus outside a hospital on the city's European side. Ambulances rushed to the scene. | As they say, so many suspects. |
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