Explosion in Istanbul 13 Nov 2022

[McG]

No cause stated at this time. Location was a pedestrian street known to draw tourists.

Istanbul explosion: 6 deaths reported, cause of blast unknown - National | Globalnews.ca

A bomb exploded on a popular pedestrian street in Istanbul on Sunday, killing six people, wounding dozens, and sending people fleeing as flames rose.

globalnews.ca

 

[brihard]

Looks like a small bag left beside a bench, ground level explosion. There are a couple videos, including one from maybe a 100m away down the pedestrian mall, facing the blast with the blast visible.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1591788422959665152

 

[SeaKingTacco]

I’m going to call it: Iran.

 

[Kat Stevens]

I’m going to call it: Iran.

Russia, but somehow pinned on Ukraine.

 

[Weinie]

Russia, but somehow pinned on Ukraine.

But the Turks will blame the Kurds, regardless of the source.

 

[SeaKingTacco]

But the Turks will blame the Kurds, regardless of the source.

For the Win!

 

[CBH99]

I think all of the above are correct!

 

[McG]

Nobody thinks this may have roots in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict?

 

[Good2Golf]

Nobody thinks this may have roots in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict?

Remotely possible, but most likely VVP pissed with Erdogan, gets some support from Iran, does the deed and tries to pin it on the Ukrainians (or Greece) while Turkey, knowing all the above, blames the PKK and YPG…

 

[SeaKingTacco]

Remotely possible, but most likely VVP pissed with Erdogan, gets some support from Iran, does the deed and tries to pin it on the Ukrainians (or Greece) while Turkey, knowing all the above, blames the PKK and YPG…

You magnificent bastard!

 

[Kirkhill]

Maronite Christians - just to be contrary. Everybody hates everybody in that area.

 

[OldSolduer]

Maronite Christians - just to be contrary. Everybody hates everybody in that area.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts...

 

[Retired AF Guy]

Remotely possible, but most likely VVP pissed with Erdogan, gets some support from Iran, does the deed and tries to pin it on the Ukrainians (or Greece) while Turkey, knowing all the above, blames the PKK and YPG…

Middle Eastern politics in a nutshell.

 

[OldSolduer]

Middle Eastern politics in a nutshell.

The Greeks - for revenge - pick an event

 

[Blackadder1916]

But the Turks will blame the Kurds, regardless of the source.

@Weinie for the win.

Istanbul: Six dead, dozens wounded in Turkey explosion

Turkey blames Kurdish rebels for an explosion in a busy shopping street in the heart of Istanbul.

www.bbc.com

Istanbul: Six dead, dozens wounded in Turkey explosion​

The blast happened at about 16:20 local time (13:20 GMT) on Sunday in a shopping street in the Taksim Square area. Turkey has blamed Kurdish rebels.
A suspect - a Syrian woman - has been arrested, the interior minister said.
. . .
On Monday morning, Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said a Syrian national - Ahlam Albashir - suspected of having left the bomb had been arrested by police. She was among 47 people detained by police. He accused the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) of responsibility.
The PKK denied any role in the bombing, saying "we will not directly target civilians". The militant group has been battling for decades to achieve Kurdish self-rule in south-east Turkey. Turkey, the EU and US regard it as a terrorist organisation.
No one has so far claimed responsibility for the blast.
. . .

 

[KevinB]

More today as well.

 

[Good2Golf]

…waiting for the YPG to get rolled into the blame game along side the PKK already there…