Jul 28 – At least seventeen people are killed in a pair of explosions in the Turkish city of Istanbul.
Turkish newspapers said police were focusing investigations on PKK, the Kurdish Workers’ Party, although no group has yet claimed responsibility for the attacks.
Benet Allen reports.
Istanbul bomb carnage
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The beginning of this bulletin was filmed on a mobile phone.
There was more than one explosion.
The explosions took place inside the shopping centre.
The Kurdish separatists are being blamed.
Precautions are being taken.
Only the Kurdish separatists are active in Istanbul.
Turkish politics have been stable for years.
36 people have been arrested.
Some of these are well known.
A plot to overthrow the government was successful.
