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Thursday, May 26, 2011

Turkey: 7 injured in bomb blast during rush hour in Istanbul, no claim of responsibility yet

A bomb exploded at a bus stop during rush hour in Istanbul on Thursday, injuring seven people.

Several ambulances rushed to the scene on a multi-lane thoroughfare in a busy
commercial section of the city.

Television footage showed medics moving a woman with a neck brace on a stretcher into a hospital.

Kurdish terrorist are fighting for autonomy in southeastern Turkey and have carried out bomb attacks in Istanbul in the past. Their jailed leader has warned of more violence if their demands for negotiations are not met after elections on June 12.

Turkey also has a history of attacks by Islamic and leftist extremists.

For more: Turkey: 7 injured in bomb blast during rush hour in Istanbul, no claim of responsibility - The Washington Post