Kurdish Rebels Claim Responsibility For Istanbul Bombing
November 04 2010
A Kurdish rebel group has claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing in Istanbul that wounded 32 people, Reuters reports.
The group's name translates as Kurdistan Freedom Falcons, or Hawks (TAK).
TAK has been linked to the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), which earlier denied a role in Sunday's attack.
Turkish authorities said they identified the bomber on Tuesday, saying he came from a Kurdish province and had received training in PKK camps in northern Iraq, according to...
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