Istanbul site 'hit by grenades'

by Sanjay Jha | August 7, 2008 at 04:10 am | 583 views | 8 comments

There are reports of a hand grenades attack in Istanbul. Turkish state news agency reported the incident saying that only one of the grenades went and injured one person.

No further details were available. Three weeks ago, 17 people were killed In Instanbul as two bomb blasts hit a busy commercial neighbourhood.

Several hand grenades have been thrown at a municipal building in Istanbul, according to local reports.
The Dogan news agency says witnesses reported hearing four explosions and at least one person was injured.
It says two men fled the scene on a motorbike. The attack took place in Uskudar on the Asian side of the city.
Last month, double bombings blamed on Kurdish separatists killed 17 people in the city. The Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) denied any role in the attacks.

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Sanjay Jha

at 04:22 on August 7th, 2008

BREAKING:

Sanjay Jha, thanks for getting this story out so quickly. It will now show up on the home page for four hours. If new developments justify it, I'll renew this flag for another cycle.

Sanjay Jha

at 04:22 on August 7th, 2008

news wanted:

I think this is an important story and would benefit from other NowPublic contributors working on it. I've flagged it as News Wanted and invite others in relevant locations to look for more evidence.

zichi

at 04:32 on August 7th, 2008

good stuff:

Sanjay Jha, I like this story. It's good stuff.

Dave Keating

at 07:21 on August 7th, 2008

NOT BREAKING:

Hey, Sanjay Jha, thanks for getting this up so quickly... I'm removing the urgent flag for this story for the time being. If there are any new developments, please let me know.

Vinny

at 09:07 on August 7th, 2008

Alernet are reporting it as a mortar attack that targeted an army headquarters.

Paschen

at 09:28 on August 7th, 2008

good stuff:

Sanjay Jha, I like this story. It's good stuff.

phoenixesrose

at 14:37 on August 7th, 2008

good stuff:

Sanjay Jha, I like this story. It's good stuff.

Not alot more for you - but here's what's in Der Welt from Germany:

Three injured in Istanbul explosions Three explosions occurred near a municipal government building in Istanbul, Turkey's cultural and financial center, on Thursday, slightly injuring three people, an official and Turkish news reports said.