TURKEY - June 24 - Bomb Blasts.A bomb blast rips through an Istanbul Istanbul (ĭs'tănb  l`, ĭstan`bl), city (1990 pop. 6,748,435), capital of Istanbul prov. city bus, killing two people
(just before NATO's June 28-29 summit in this city). The bus was
passing in front of a hospital in a residential district of Istanbul,
the country's largest city, when the blast occurred. Ambulances
rushed to the scene. Seven people were hurt. Earlier on June 24, a small
parcel bomb exploded ex·plode v. ex·plod·ed, ex·plod·ing, ex·plodes v.intr. 1. To release mechanical, chemical, or nuclear energy by the sudden production of gases in a confined space: outside the Hilton Hotel in Ankara, where Pres. Bush arrived on June 26 to stay two nights before moving to Istanbul. The second blast wounded three people. (The government moved to reassure re·as·sure tr.v. re·as·sured, re·as·sur·ing, re·as·sures 1. To restore confidence to. 2. To assure again. 3. To reinsure. the public on security arrangements. FM Abdullah Gul gul n. A stylized octagonal motif in Oriental rugs. [Persian, rose; see julep.] said: "Turkey is a sufficiently strong and secure country. Such incidents happen everywhere, in London, in Paris, everywhere", adding that the Bush visit would go ahead as scheduled). |
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