Monday, August 28, 2006

Turkish Resort Explosion



Emerging reports indicate that an explosion occurred in the Turkish resort of Antalya on 28 August 2006, killing one person and injuring five others. No further information about the incident has been released. On 27 August, three simultaneous explosions injured more than 20 people in the southwestern coastal resort town of Marmaris. The explosions in the Bagcilar district injured 10 British tourists and at least 11 Turkish citizens. One of the three bombs detonated below a seat on a minibus. Officials suspected the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) was responsible for the bombings. Another explosion also occurred in Istanbul's central district the same day, injuring six people, three seriously. It is not known if the bombings are related.

On 25 August, two small bombs exploded in the Kucuksaat area in central Adana, injuring four people and shattering windows near the sites of the explosions. The first bomb detonated outside of a bank at approximately 1630 local time (1330 UTC), while the second exploded approximately five minutes later near the local offices of the Human Rights Association. Although no group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack, Kurdish militants are suspected of carrying out the attack.

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