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| 4 injured in Istanbul 'bomb' blast |
| 2006-06-15 |
| Suspected Kurdish rebels set off a small bomb inside a trash container in a busy Istanbul neighborhood Thursday, injuring at least four people, police and reports said. Police suspect the bomb was planted by Kurdish militants linked to the Kurdistan Workers Party, or PKK, which is fighting for autonomy in Turkey's southeast, a police official said. He spoke on condition of anonymity because of rules that bar civil servants from speaking to journalists. The explosion occurred near a bus terminal in the district of Eminonu, a busy commercial and historic neighborhood. At least four people were rushed to a nearby hospital, Sky-Turk television reported. CNN-Turk television said one person's arm was blown off. Charred, metal pieces of the trash can were strewn 15 yards away. Police cordoned off the area, and a 10-person forensic team was picking up pieces. |
| Posted by:ryuge |
| #2 Just a misunderstood trash can, is why they hate us. |
| Posted by: john 2006-06-15 11:24 |
| #1 Why the sneer quotes on 'bomb'? No deaths, so it can't have been a "bomb". Unbelievable. |
| Posted by: Thinemp Whimble2412 2006-06-15 11:03 |