Kurdish militants claim responsibility for Istanbul attack

An offshoot of the militant Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) claimed responsibility today for twin bombings that killed 38 people and wounded 155 outside an Istanbul soccer stadium, an attack for which the Turkish government vowed vengeance.


The Kurdistan Freedom Hawks (TAK), which has claimed several other deadly attacks in Turkey this year, said in a statement on its website that it was behind last night's blasts, which shook a nation still trying to recover from a failed military coup and a number of bombings this year.

Yesterday's attacks took place near the Vodafone Arena, home to Istanbul's Besiktas soccer team, about two hours after a match at the stadium and appeared to target police officers.
  [rte.ie]
11/12/16

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