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Car bomb wounds 11 people in western Turkey

                   
reuters.co.uk
21-Aug-2008
        
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ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Three police officers were injured on Thursday in an explosion which ripped through a minibus in the western Turkish province of Izmir, broadcasters said. The blast occurred in a parked car as the minibus, carrying police officers, passed by, a reporter from Dogan News Agency told broadcaster CNN Turk. It shattered windows in the area, which was near a police housing complex. The explosion was in the Buca district of Izmir, Turkey's third-largest city. Islamist militants, Kurdish and leftist guerrillas have all carried out bomb attacks in Turkey in the past. A suspected suicide bomber detonated explosives in his car in Turkey's southern Mersin province on Tuesday, killing himself and injuring nine police officers. (Editing by Richard... [read full story]                    

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Car bomb wounds 16 in western Turkey

dailystar.com.lb
21-Aug-2008
        

Sixteen people, most of them policemen and soldiers, were wounded in a powerful car bomb blast Thursday targeting Turkish security forces in the western city of Izmir, officials said. Police did not say who could be behind the...

                   

Police targeted in terrorist car bomb attack, 16 wounded

todayszaman.com
21-Aug-2008
        

Sixteen people, including eight police officers and three soldiers, were injured Thursday morning by a car bomb that ripped through a minibus carrying policemen in the western city of İzmir, in an attack that apparently...

                   

16 hurt in bomb attack in Turkey

channel4.com
21-Aug-2008
        

Last Modified: 21 Aug 2008 Source: PA News Sixteen people, mostly police officers and soldiers were wounded in a car bomb attack in Turkey, the governor's office said. The blast occurred near a bus carrying police officers in...

                   

Car bombing in western Turkey injures 16

jpost.com
21-Aug-2008
        

A car bombing in western Turkey on Thursday wounded 16 people, mostly police officers and soldiers, the governor's office said. The blast occurred near a bus carrying police officers in Izmir province on the Aegean coast, the...

                   
bbc.co.uk: A policeman shouts near the wreckage of the exploded car in Izmir bbc.co.uk

Car bomb blast in western Turkey

bbc.co.uk
21-Aug-2008
        

It is the second attack targeting the police and military this week At least 13 people have been injured after a car bomb exploded in the port city of Izmir, in western Turkey. Those injured were reported to be mostly police...

                   

Car bomb injures 11 in Turkey

indiatimes.com
21-Aug-2008
        

ANKARA: Eleven policemen and soldiers were injured in a powerful car bomb blast on Thursday in the western Turkish city of Izmir, officials and media reports said. The car, parked on the side of a road, exploded at around 7:45...

                   

Sixteen injured in Turkey attack, second blast in days - Summary

earthtimes.org
21-Aug-2008
        

Istanbul - At least 16 people were injured in a bomb attack on a police mini bus in the Turkish coastal city of Izmir on Thursday, two days after a suicide attack in the southern city of Mersin left nine wounded. The blast on...

                   

Car Bomb Wounds 11 People in Western Turkey

aawsat.com
21-Aug-2008
        

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Eight police officers and three soldiers were wounded on Thursday by a car bomb which ripped through a minibus in the western Turkish city of Izmir, the local governor said. Television pictures showed...

                   

Car bomb wounds 11 in western Turkey

ft.com
21-Aug-2008
        

ISTANBUL, Aug 21 - Eight police officers and three soldiers were wounded on Thursday by a car bomb which ripped through a minibus in the western Turkish city of Izmir, the local governor said. Television pictures showed clouds...

                   

Car bomb injures 11 in Turkey

finanznachrichten.de
21-Aug-2008
        

ANKARA (Thomson Financial) - Eleven policemen and soldiers were injured in a powerful car bomb blast Thursday in the western Turkish city of Izmir, officials and media reports said. The car, parked on the side of a road,...

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