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Tuesday, June 22, 2010
ISTANBUL Daily News with wires
Three soldiers and a teenager died Tuesday in a bomb attack on a military bus in Istanbul, broadcaster CNNTürk reported.
Six more people were wounded in the attack at 7:15 a.m. on the military shuttle that carries both soldiers and their families. Two of the wounded were in critical condition, CNNTürk said.
Istanbul Gov. Hüseyin Avni Mutlu announced that a remote-controlled fragmentation bomb was used in the attack in the city's Halkalı district.
CNNTürk also reported that a sound bomb exploded in Istanbul's central Beyoğlu district. The blast in front of a supermarket caused little destruction, CNNTürk said.
On June 8, a police vehicle was attacked in Küçükçekmece district, injuring 15 officers. The governor said a similar system might have been used in the previous attack.
Istanbul police chief Hüseyin Çapkın also confirmed that the two attacks might be connected.
An eyewitness told broadcaster NTV that he heard a blast while he was in his house and rushed to the street. I saw a man running away after the blast. I also saw a man carrying a wounded girl and helped him, the eyewitness said.
The outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party, or PKK, has intensified its attacks on military since the end of May. Twelve soldiers were killed in clashes last weekend in southeastern Turkey between the military and the PKK, which is labeled a terrorist organization by Turkey, the United States and the European Union.
After the weekend attacks, the PKK told Agence France-Presse that it would launch attacks in cities, but Istanbul officials did not mention on any PKK connection with the Tuesday attack.
Three soldiers, one teen killed in a bomb attack in Istanbul - Hurriyet Daily News and Economic Review
ISTANBUL Daily News with wires
Three soldiers and a teenager died Tuesday in a bomb attack on a military bus in Istanbul, broadcaster CNNTürk reported.
Six more people were wounded in the attack at 7:15 a.m. on the military shuttle that carries both soldiers and their families. Two of the wounded were in critical condition, CNNTürk said.
Istanbul Gov. Hüseyin Avni Mutlu announced that a remote-controlled fragmentation bomb was used in the attack in the city's Halkalı district.
CNNTürk also reported that a sound bomb exploded in Istanbul's central Beyoğlu district. The blast in front of a supermarket caused little destruction, CNNTürk said.
On June 8, a police vehicle was attacked in Küçükçekmece district, injuring 15 officers. The governor said a similar system might have been used in the previous attack.
Istanbul police chief Hüseyin Çapkın also confirmed that the two attacks might be connected.
An eyewitness told broadcaster NTV that he heard a blast while he was in his house and rushed to the street. I saw a man running away after the blast. I also saw a man carrying a wounded girl and helped him, the eyewitness said.
The outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party, or PKK, has intensified its attacks on military since the end of May. Twelve soldiers were killed in clashes last weekend in southeastern Turkey between the military and the PKK, which is labeled a terrorist organization by Turkey, the United States and the European Union.
After the weekend attacks, the PKK told Agence France-Presse that it would launch attacks in cities, but Istanbul officials did not mention on any PKK connection with the Tuesday attack.
Three soldiers, one teen killed in a bomb attack in Istanbul - Hurriyet Daily News and Economic Review
