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Several injured in explosion in Istanbul

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posted on May, 26 2011 @ 01:49 AM
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Several injured in explosion in Istanbul


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ISTANBUL, Turkey (AP) — Police say several people have been injured in an explosion in Istanbul most likely caused by a bomb.

Police in Istanbul say the explosion occurred at a bus stop, close to a major shopping mall. Several ambulances were dispatched to the scene.

A witness told CNN-Turk television he saw at least seven people with injuries.
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More info:

"Istanbul Governor Huseyin Avni Mutlu said seven people were injured, none of them seriously. NTV television cited ruling party official Suat Kilic as saying a police officer was among the injured."

It seems 7 people have been injured, and no one has claimed responsibility for the attack.
www.washingtonpost.com...
edit on 26-5-2011 by confreak because: (no reason given)



posted on May, 26 2011 @ 01:49 AM
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Is this a PKK attack, or something more sinister.

This explosions goes hand in hand with the explosions in China. Any correlations?

Casualties are reported by Al-Jazeera as I write this.

The explosion has occurred in Istanbul, the Turkish capital, in a bus stop. It doesn't look like a targeted attack, therefore can be said to be a terror attack. Although we can never know, the target could have been in the bus stop.

More reports coming out as I write..

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More info coming out, one injury is reported.

"26 May 2011
ISTANBUL - An explosion wounded at least one person in the Turkish city of Istanbul on Thursday, police said.





The cause of the blast, which happened near a bus station in Etiler, a residential and shopping district in the city, was unknown.



Turkey is due to vote in a parliamentary election on June 12. Security forces are on edge as there has been a rise militant activity in recent weeks related to the long-running Kurdish separatist insurgency
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www.khaleejtimes.com.../middleeast/2011/May/middleeast_May732.xml§ion=middleeast&col=
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