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The 2008 Istanbul bombings occurred on July 27, 2008 when two explosions hit a busy shopping street in the Güngören district of Istanbul, killing seventeen people, five of them children,^[1] and injuring 154.^[2] The attacks occurred at 9:45 p.m. local time, 18:45 UTC,^[3] on a pedestrian street closed to traffic.^[4] The bombings were the deadliest civilian attacks in Turkey since the 2003 Istanbul bombings, five years earlier.^[5]

Details

The first of the two bombs was a sonic bomb which was placed in a telephone cabin and second bomb was placed in a waste container 50 meters away, near a crowded street.^[1] The first bomb caused crowds to gather for help and curiosity, and around 10 minutes later, the second and more powerful bomb exploded, causing many of the casualties.^[9] The police believe that the bombs were activated remotely.^[2] Political analyst Damla Aras said that, "there is a possibility they might be A4, C-4 explosives, which were brought from northern Iraq by the PKK and have been used several times in Turkey."^[6]

Early on, news sources thought the first explosion was caused by a gas leak.^[6]

Investigation

Nobody has claimed responsibility for the bombing as of yet, although Kurdish separatist militants are suspected.^[7] The Istanbul Police indicate that the incident bears the hallmarks of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), possibly in revenge for a series of major operations by the Turkish military on its bases days prior to the incident.^[2] However a senior member of the PKK, Zubeyir Aydar, denied the implication: "The Kurdish liberation movement is not involved in this attack."^[1]

Based on a tip from residents, three teenagers were taken into custody in connection to the bombings.^[8]

See also

References

1. ^¹²³⁴{{cite news|url=http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5jl5Of8Rk7UJyxwWurbEN3r71UUFA|title=Istanbul bomb attacks kill 17|publisher=AFP|date=2008-07-07|accessdate=2008-07-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110520160317/http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5jl5Of8Rk7UJyxwWurbEN3r71UUFA|archive-date=2011-05-20|dead-url=yes|df=}}
2. ^¹²{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7527977.stm|title= Deadly blasts hit Istanbul street|date=2008-07-28|publisher=BBC|accessdate=2008-07-28}}
3. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/english/domestic/9529506.asp?gid=244&sz=55577|title=Double bombing kills 17, injures more than 150 in Turkey's Istanbul|publisher=Hurriyet|date=2008-07-27|accessdate=2008-07-28}}
4. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.theage.com.au/world/istanbul-blasts-kill-17-and-injure-more-than-150-20080728-3m8v.html|title=Istanbul blasts kill 17 and injure more than 150|publisher=The Age|accessdate=2008-07-28|date=2008-07-28}}
5. ^{{cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB121724008479989537?mod=googlenews_wsj|title=Turkey Blames Kurdish Rebels For Istanbul Blasts That Killed 17|publisher=Wall Street Journal|accessdate=2008-07-28|date=2008-07-28}}
6. ^¹{{cite news|url=http://english.aljazeera.net/news/europe/2008/07/2008727193036298109.html|title=Deadly bombings hit Istanbul|publisher=Al Jazeera|accessdate=2008-07-28|date=2008-07-28}}
7. ^¹{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/28/world/europe/28turkey.html?hp|title=Bombs Kill 15 in a Crowded Istanbul Neighborhood|last=Arsu|first=Sebnem|date=2008-07-28|publisher=The New York Times|accessdate=2008-07-28}}
8. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/story.aspx?id=NEWEN20080059139&ch=7/28/2008%206:39:00%20PM|title=3 teenagers detained for Istanbul attack|publisher=NDTV|accessdate=2008-07-28|date=2008-07-28}}
9. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/english/domestic/10588200.asp?scr=1|title=Prosecutors say PKK responsible for Turkey's twin bomb attack|publisher=Hurriyet|accessdate=2008-12-18|date=2008-12-17}}