Was there a problem in Istanbul over the weekend?
Jul 24th, 2005, 05:46 PM
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Was there a problem in Istanbul over the weekend?
I was half heartedly watching CNN and the crawl said something about "a cafe in Istanbul". I tried to watched the whole crawl sequence again, but did not have time to watch the whole thing. Did anyone else hear anyhing?
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Jul 24th, 2005, 05:50 PM
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Yes, there was something:
ISTANBUL, Turkey (AP) -- A bomb blast at an Istanbul cafe late Saturday night injured at least two people, police said.
The blast, which police said was caused by either a remote-controlled bomb or a bomb on a timer, took place at a cafe at the bottom of the Galata bridge, a popular area for tourists and Turks to go for fish dinners.
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http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/....ap/index.html
ISTANBUL, Turkey (AP) -- A bomb blast at an Istanbul cafe late Saturday night injured at least two people, police said.
The blast, which police said was caused by either a remote-controlled bomb or a bomb on a timer, took place at a cafe at the bottom of the Galata bridge, a popular area for tourists and Turks to go for fish dinners.
Link to story:
http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/....ap/index.html
Jul 24th, 2005, 06:19 PM
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Flyboy, I tried to e-mail you something about three weeks ago, but I think you never got it. I found your e-mail address in one of your Fodors posts, but it may not have been current (Plato-something, I think).
Jul 24th, 2005, 06:23 PM
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I've noticed several times that incidents like this are NOT being covered in the Turkish Daily News: http://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/
Jul 25th, 2005, 03:54 AM
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Hello, I just returned home from Istanbul last night. Yes, there was a bombing of a cafe near the Galata Bridge, but I am not sure which side. The bridge was open to traffic Sunday. Security in Istanbul is EXTREMELY TIGHT. Expect to get to the airport at least 4 hours before your flight. You will be searched at least 3 times before you finally board the airplane. My mother had all of her gifts, which were wrapped, opened by security officials. Security at the big hotels--Ritz, Hyatt, Ciragan Palace, Inter-continental--is also tight. You must pass through a metal detector and have your bags put through an x-ray machine to enter the hotels.
