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2008 Istanbul bombings
LocationTurkey Istanbul, Turkey
Date27 July 2008
Attack typeBombings
Deaths13
Injured70

The 2008 Istanbul bombings occurred on July 27, 2008 when two explosions hit a busy shopping street in the Gungoren district of the city, leaving thirteen people dead and 70 people wounded.

Details

The first device exploded in a telephone booth, before a second bomb went off a few metres away just minutes later, local NTV television reported citing Turkish police.

See also

References

  1. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7527977.stm
  2. http://english.aljazeera.net/news/europe/2008/07/2008727193036298109.html
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