1 Injured as Attacks in Ankara Target Ministry, Party HQ
إقرأ هذا الخبر بالعربية
Assailants on Tuesday fired a rocket-propelled grenade at the headquarters of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's ruling party and hurled two hand grenades at the Justice Ministry's parking lot, slightly wounding one person, officials said.
Interior Minister Muammer Guler said no one was injured in the attack on the ruling Justice and Development Party headquarters, while the spouse of a Justice Ministry employee was treated for a slight injury in the second assault.
Guler said the attack on the party headquarters shattered windows but caused no major damage. Erdogan had left Turkey hours earlier for a visit to Denmark.
The minister said a terrorist group was responsible for the attacks, but he declined to identify it.
The attacks follow a police crackdown on a banned left-wing group, the Revolutionary People's Liberation Party-Front . That group, autonomy-seeking Kurdish rebels and Islamic militants have all carried out attacks in Turkey.
Tuesday's grenade attacks came as Turkey is holding peace talks with the Kurdish rebels' jailed leader, Abdullah Ocalan, in a bid to end a conflict that has killed tens of thousands of people since 1984. Turkish leaders had warned of possible attacks aimed at derailing the talks.
"We were expecting possible sabotage attempts," Justice Minister Sadullah Ergin told reporters after inspecting the damage at his ministry. "(But) no sabotage attempt can turn us back from this path."
20 March 2013, 07:37
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You haven't seen anything yet you Turks , welcome aboard to the Arab world. This is what your going to get to see more often if you start meddling in Arab / Syrian affairs. Advice to the Turk govt. , stop interferring with Arab affairs' as well as stop arming and harbouring jihadist. Good luck.
20 March 2013, 10:15
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roxsheba nothing will happen,if any bomb explosion in istanbul same as will be in beirut Turkey have alot of jihadist in lebanon tripoli,every week turkish ambassador of lebanon visits tripoli to talking geting info from them not for touristic trip.
20 March 2013, 12:15
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Shove your weapons up your as and then wipe it with your money you Turk . The Ottoman Empire is over and your spread of Islam won't gain any momentum when you are protecting the Wahhabis / jihadist fanatics they have started to use it on you . Turkish public are already fed up with you allowing the fanatics using your land as a jumping board for attacks. Wait till the funerals start rolling in you'll be crying out loud. Good luck Turk .
