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At Least 29 Dead, More than 100 Wounded in Istanbul

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ISIS? PKK?
My guess ISIS fleeing Syria/Iraq. Perhaps another attack in the Europe soon.
Tragic in any case. Istanbul is getting hammered the last few months.
If only 'they' would nail Mullah Erdogan and leave innocent Turks alone.

At Least 29 Dead, More than 100 Wounded in Istanbul
Two bombs exploded outside Soccer stadium in major Turkish city
Associated Press (via WSJ)
Updated Dec. 10, 2016 9:45 p.m. ET
At Least 29 Dead, More than 100 Wounded in Istanbul - WSJ

ISTANBUL—Two bombs exploded outside a major soccer stadium in Istanbul on Saturday night, killing at least 29 people and wounding more than a hundred others, a Turkish official said. One of the blasts was thought to be a suicide bomber.

Police cordoned off the area as smoke rose from behind the newly built Vodafone Arena Stadium, known colloquially as Besiktas Stadium after the local team. Witnesses also heard gunfire after the explosions, which apparently targeted police officers. The second blast was thought to be a car bomb.

“We have once again witnessed tonight in Istanbul the ugly face of terror which tramples on every value and decency,” Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said in a statement.

There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack. This year, Istanbul has witnessed bombings attributed by authorities to Islamic State or claimed by Kurdish militants. A state of emergency is in force following a failed July 15 coup attempt.

Turkey is a partner in the U.S.-led coalition against Islamic State and its armed forces are active in neighboring Syria and Iraq. It is also facing a renewed conflict with an outlawed Kurdish movement in the southeast.
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Maybe it is time the Truks sent a hit team over here, rather than try and handle it through diplomatic channels, just like the Israelis are known to do.
 
Updated now. Same source. Toll may rise further.

The ostensibly 'illegal-in-Islam' 'Suicide bombing'.. is actually 'Martyrdom', which is 'Glorious,' and the only instant ticket to heaven for you and yours. Thus we have app 400-500 a year.

At Least 38 Dead, 150 Wounded in Istanbul
Two bombs exploded outside Soccer stadium in major Turkish city
By MARGARET COKER
Updated Dec. 11, 2016 8:08 a.m. ET
At Least 38 Dead, 150 Wounded in Istanbul - WSJ

ISTANBUL—Turkey declared a day of mourning after two Suicide bombers killed at least 38 civilians and police officers deployed to guard a Saturday evening match by Istanbul’s Besiktas soccer team.

There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the blasts that occurred two hours after the game outside the team’s stadium on one of Istanbul’s major waterfront thoroughfares and urban parks. But Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said Sunday that evidence suggested the blasts were the work of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, which Turkey, the U.S. and Europe deem a terrorist group.
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Not sure I trust Turkey's leadership 100% on responsibility, but in the past they've been decent. The forensics pretty simple on this one: Kurds or not.
 
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Another one
Looks like the PKK.
Meanwhile, defeated ISIS Jihadis are heading back North through Turkey. A dual threat.

Turkey Bus Blast Kills 13 Soldiers, Leaves Dozens Injured
Latest attack comes a week after 37 policemen and seven civilians were killed outside an Istanbul soccer stadium
By EMRE PEKER - Dec. 17, 2016 - 8:00 a.m. ET
Turkey Bus Blast Kills 13 Soldiers, Leaves Dozens Injured - WSJ
ISTANBUL—A car bombing in Turkey on Saturday killed 13 soldiers who were leaving their base on weekend leave, less than a week after twin bomb blasts killed 44 people outside a soccer stadium in Istanbul.

The blast in the central Anatolian city of Kayseri happened at around 8:45 a.m. local time and targeted a civilian bus carrying troops on weekend leave from a nearby commando base, Turkey’s armed forces said in a statement. At least 56 people, including 48 servicemen, have been injured in the attack, Turkish officials said.

No group has claimed responsibility for the bombing, but officials said the terrorist attack bore the hallmarks of last Saturday’s attack in Istanbul that killed 37 policemen and seven civilians outside the stadium of Istanbul’s Besiktas soccer team. Kurdish militants claimed responsibility for the twin bombings.

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Kurdish separatists were utilizing all their resources to undermine Turkey, without explicitly blaming them for the Kayseri assault. A spokesman for the outlawed Kurdish insurgency’s political arm didn’t have an immediate comment.

The back-to-back attacks highlight the heightened security threats facing Turkey. The nation is fighting a three-decade Kurdish insurgency at home and Islamic State in neighboring Syria and is still reeling from a failed July 15 coup attempt.
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Heart felt condolences to the victims.

My god... will this EVER end?
 
Jack Fabulous said:
Heart felt condolences to the victims.

My god... will this EVER end?
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No, it will never end. They are muslims, killing is what they do. After 911 I said that there is only one way to get the muslims to stop the killing, is to kill 300 million of them. Yes, I understand that will only stop the killing for about 100 years.
 
a777pilot said:
No, it will never end. They are muslims, killing is what they do. After 911 I said that there is only one way to get the muslims to stop the killing, is to kill 300 million of them. Yes, I understand that will only stop the killing for about 100 years.
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The mind numbing idiocy in this post I have not ever seen topped. Congratulations. Your wish for genocide would fail just as did this post of yours.

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