news bulletin – answers

Istanbul bomb carnage

true/false

1. The beginning of this bulletin was filmed on a mobile phone. T
2. There was more than one explosion. T (there were two)
3. The explosions took place inside the shopping centre. F: in the street
4. The Kurdish separatists are being blamed. T
5. Precautions are being taken. F: ‘they must be taken’ i.e. not yet
6. Only the Kurdish separatists are active in Istanbul. F: also the far left and Islamist militants
7. Turkish politics have been stable for years. F: they are ‘chaotic’
8. 36 people have been arrested. F: 86
9. Some of these are well known. T
10. A plot to overthrow the government was successful. F: it is an alleged plot, the police are investigating