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Offline JohnF

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Another Istanbul Explosion.
« on: June 07, 2016, 09:15:49 AM »
Reports that fouteen killed and thirty six injured in Beyazit this morning when a car bomb was detonated as a Polis bus went past.

Beyazit is the area at the top of the Kapili Carsi (Grand Bazaar) and the bomb went off close to the Hilton Doubletree.

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Re: Another Istanbul Explosion.
« Reply #1 on: June 07, 2016, 10:30:39 AM »
And another media ban is in place.

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Re: Another Istanbul Explosion.
« Reply #2 on: June 07, 2016, 13:22:54 PM »
I can only see these incidents escalating, given Reg practically declaring war against the Kurds.  Sad to say I think he sees these deaths and injuries as a price worth paying - by others not himself - if it will help achieve his desire for his autocratic Sultanship/Presidency, and further erosion of secularism and democracy in Turkey.

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Re: Another Istanbul Explosion.
« Reply #3 on: June 07, 2016, 13:27:34 PM »
If, now that parliamentary immunity has been lifted, the deputies from the south east of the country find themselves charged then excluded from parliament then we will definitely see a rise in this type of attack.

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Re: Another Istanbul Explosion.
« Reply #4 on: June 07, 2016, 13:38:22 PM »
I fully agree with you JohnF.

Also ISID "promised" attacks during the ramadan so that could be another issue.

And if all wasn't bad enough...this morning 4.6 earthquake in Bursa which is not good since it could set off the unstable plates in the region there.

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Re: Another Istanbul Explosion.
« Reply #5 on: June 07, 2016, 13:58:22 PM »
They just found a bomb loaded car about 200 metres from the Vali in Mus.

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Re: Another Istanbul Explosion.
« Reply #6 on: June 07, 2016, 14:13:11 PM »
Muş strikes me as an unusual choice, but given its location I suppose its fairly close to the action in the south east.

Just been told there are a lot of tourists bailing from Istanbul today, mostly those in the hotels at the top of the hill near where the bomb went off.  Must be paying a fortune for flights at this short notice...

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Re: Another Istanbul Explosion.
« Reply #7 on: June 08, 2016, 10:12:49 AM »
Today a bomb attack on a police station in Mardin province.
No figures yet about the number of victims but the pictures show horrendous damages.

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Re: Another Istanbul Explosion.
« Reply #8 on: June 08, 2016, 11:41:36 AM »
The attack was on the Midyat police station. Reports say there are three dead and 20+ injured.

http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/06/car-bomb-targets-police-station-turkey-mardin-160608083047555.html

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Re: Another Istanbul Explosion.
« Reply #9 on: June 08, 2016, 11:49:22 AM »
Turkish news also states 3 dead (1 police and 2 civilian) and 30+ people wounded.

Apparently they were trying to drive the car into the police station but guards opened fire and it then exploded.
Sounds like it could have been a lot worse if they hadn't been stopped.




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