Explosion in Istanbul Today

[Dalartokat]

Unfortunately another suicide bomber, many injured and 4 killed


http://www.dailysabah.com/istanbul/2016 ... lal-street

[sophie]

English Epaper reporting 5 killed and 76 injured. Dreadful which ever is correct. Very very busy road as well, so they knew what they were doing.

[metin]

Have been told to avoid crowded places tomorrow.....here in northern Cyprus !!!

[Johnny Lee]

How awful, I do not really do politics , but a Turkish friend of mine told me the Americans are behind these atrocities, Something to do with an agreement signed that expires soon , Turkey is sitting on massive mineral wealth and oil reserves Billions of $ worth and USA are financing the Kurds to destabilize the country.

I suppose a bit like the weapons of mass destruction war in Iraq that did not exist and was really about oil.

[COG]

It is more than obvious from such conspiracy theorist, unattributable comment, that you 'don't do politics'.
Perhaps you should start.

[silverfir]

cog. couldn't agree more. Hate all these conspiracy theories

[Keithcaley]

It was the 4th item on BBC News at 5:30 GMT - AFTER the arrest of a 'suspect' in the Paris bombing (and some other fairly inconsequential crap).

I think that this shows just how much 'Europe' - or the BBC at least - cares about Turkey...

Appalling.

[mrsgee]

Johnny Lee, sorry but that is the most ridiculous theory I heve ever heard....why would the Americans be behind the 'atrocities'....what would be the benefit, or the reason for killing innocent people???? Maybe you need to question your friend a bit more.

[MrA]

Totally ridiculous. Turkey has no Oil and gas of any note, and mineral wealth is so limited mainly lignite. JL please research before you talk daft stuff.
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[Johnny Lee]

Like I said this what I was told buy my Turkish friend and of course with the Americans being responsible for so much war mongering and causing so much unrest and hatred in the world i did wonder.

To the poster who suggested I learn about politics , no thank you , maybe if we could have another Mrs Thatcher , then yes. My view on politics and governments the world over is corruption ,theft on a massive scale and I'm all right jack so lets screw the people who pay our over inflated salary's.

[jofra]

On this occasion, it appears that Kurds (with or without "US financing") are not responsible - or are IS being wrongly blamed as a cover-up....?