June 24, 2004

This is a test.

I wish I could start with a better entry but this event has just happpened and it was one of the bus stops I had frequently used (In fact, i don't see use it any more). Still, it has a personal touch. My sister has just called me to see if i were 'alive'.

Two Dead, Seven Injured In Istanbul Bomb Explosion Ahead Of NATO Summit
CihanNews: 6/24/2004

ISTANBUL (CIHAN) - A bomb has exploded in the quarter of Fatih in Istanbul today killing two people and wounding seven others.
This is the second blast in Turkey today following the bomb explosion in Ankara earlier this morning which wounded three people including two police officers.
This latest explosion took place in the quarter of Fatih, on the European side of Istanbul; according to reports, people waiting at the bus stop outside the Istanbul University Medical Faculty suffered the brunt of the blast which occurred aboard a public bus, the Turkish NTV channel said.

Posted by erkan at June 24, 2004 04:31 PM
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