Forensic officers work at the scene of a bomb blast in Istanbul Tuesday. An explosion rocked a bus carrying military personnel in Turkey's largest city, killing four people a day after the Turkish military stepped up operations against Kurdish PKK rebels. Osman Orsal/Reuters5 Killed In Attack On Turkish Military -- New York Times
ISTANBUL — In the latest of a series of attacks on the Turkish military, a remote-controlled bomb killed five people and injured 15 on a busy highway in Istanbul’s Halkali district early on Tuesday, the governor’s office announced.
While there was no immediate claim of responsibility, Turkish news reports said the attack may have been carried out by the Kurdistan Workers Party, an armed separatist group seeking autonomy in southeastern Turkey, which the authorities here, along with the United States and the European Union, consider a terrorist organization.
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More News On This Latest Attack Against Turkish Forces
Kurdish rebels claim Istanbul bomb, killing 5 -- Reuters
Bus carrying Turkish military bombed in Istanbul, kills 5 -- CNN
Istanbul Bomb Kills Five as PKK Clashes Escalate -- Bloomberg Businessweek
Istanbul bomb attack kills 4; Kurdish PKK rebels fingered -- Christian Science Monitor
My Comment: I guess the Kurdish rebels are learning from Iraq and Afghanistan that IEDs .... if used effectively .... can be a formidable weapon against any large standing army.
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