Kurdish rebels admit Istanbul bus bombing
- 12 years ago
Kurdish rebels exploded a remote-controlled bomb next to a bus carrying Turkish military personnel and their families on the outskirts of Istanbul, killing five and wounding 12. Four of the dead were soldiers while the fifth was the 17-year-old daughter of an officer.
The Kurdistan Freedom Hawks (TAK) claimed responsibility for the attack, the second on security forces in Istanbul in the past month. It comes at a time when the Kurdish Worker's party (PKK) has called off its 14-month ceasefire and begun launching near daily attacks on the military and police.
Al Jazeera's Anita McNaught reports.
The Kurdistan Freedom Hawks (TAK) claimed responsibility for the attack, the second on security forces in Istanbul in the past month. It comes at a time when the Kurdish Worker's party (PKK) has called off its 14-month ceasefire and begun launching near daily attacks on the military and police.
Al Jazeera's Anita McNaught reports.