Luiz 4,253 Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 At least 10 people, most of them foreigners, have been killed in an explosion in a tourist area of Istanbul, Turkish officials say. Turkish officials say a Syrian national carried out a suicide bomb attack in the Sultanahmet district, near the city's famous Blue Mosque. Fifteen people were also wounded, the Istanbul governor's office said. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey was the "top target for all terrorist groups in the region". His country, he added, was "fighting against all of them equally". Turkey's Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmus said most of the victims were foreign and that the suicide bomber was a Syrian born in 1988 who had been identified from body parts. Two of the injured were in a serious condition, he added. Eyewitness Murat Manaz told the BBC: "It was a suicide bomb. I went there and saw it and came back to the hotel. There was chaos. Everybody was running somewhere. "Policemen did not see this coming. They were distressed but at the same time they were trying to evacuate the area because they said there was a possibility that a second bomb could go off." The authorities are investigating the type of explosive used, the governor's office said. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-35290760 I disapprove of what you say, but will defend to the death your right to say it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlphaMonster 1,806 Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 I expected it tbh. Turkey took way too much syrian refugees without actually security checking them; most of them are poor, uneducated hence vulnerable to be manipulated by ISIS. Intelligence agency caught 2 ISIS militants who wanted to bomb Nisantasi district of Istanbul during New Year's Eve Celebrations. I was expecting Turkey or Belgium next... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melech 9,900 Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 9 of them Germans. Dark day. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whis 2,920 Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 2 hours ago, AlphaMonster said: I expected it tbh. Turkey took way too much syrian refugees without actually security checking them; most of them are poor, uneducated hence vulnerable to be manipulated by ISIS. Intelligence agency caught 2 ISIS militants who wanted to bomb Nisantasi district of Istanbul during New Year's Eve Celebrations. I was expecting Turkey or Belgium next... Why Belgium? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TiphEret 1,320 Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 14 hours ago, AlphaMonster said: I expected it tbh. Turkey took way too much syrian refugees without actually security checking them; most of them are poor, uneducated hence vulnerable to be manipulated by ISIS. Intelligence agency caught 2 ISIS militants who wanted to bomb Nisantasi district of Istanbul during New Year's Eve Celebrations. I was expecting Turkey or Belgium next... Do we know for sure the guy was being from ISIS? not that it would be a surprise though but I wonder if they claimed this attack as theirs? Sur le sable sur la neige, Sur les images dorées,Sur le front de mes amis, J’écris ton nom Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
calmar 22,808 Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 On 1/12/2016 at 4:54 PM, Whis said: Why Belgium? That's where the suspects of the November 2015 Paris attacks were traced to. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlphaMonster 1,806 Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 On 12.01.2016 at 10:54 AM, Whis said: Why Belgium? They seems very cautious at a level that government is so scared. There is high risk and fear just like ISIS wants. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlphaMonster 1,806 Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 On 13.01.2016 at 10:52 PM, TiphEret said: Do we know for sure the guy was being from ISIS? not that it would be a surprise though but I wonder if they claimed this attack as theirs? Well, Turkish Government declared it as if they were so sure and rest of the world's media follows it. I did not really pay attention to details so I am not sure if government or police or intelligence agency reported connections of attackers to ISIS but I do not think that ISIS claimed it yet. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TiphEret 1,320 Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 27 minutes ago, AlphaMonster said: Well, Turkish Government declared it as if they were so sure and rest of the world's media follows it. I did not really pay attention to details so I am not sure if government or police or intelligence agency reported connections of attackers to ISIS but I do not think that ISIS claimed it yet. Well it would not be surprising if it's them, I guess it's still good to follow up what comes up next regarding more details and such but anyways, it's horrible! No one is safe anywhere... Sur le sable sur la neige, Sur les images dorées,Sur le front de mes amis, J’écris ton nom Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
politicqxs 358 Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 Weren't bilal erdogan buying oil from IS and sumeyye erdogan running a secret hospital treating IS soldiers? giving up sodomy and moving to 🇦🇪 converting to ☪ and marrying four girls Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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