Dead in attack in Istanbul

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Dead in attack in Istanbul

Five Dead and 36 injured, the balance sheet of the recent attack in Istanbul. A bomber had blown themselves up in a popular shopping street in the air. It is the second attack this week in Turkey.

Three of the victims are from Israel, one from Iran. A further 36 people were injured according to the Turkish Ministry of health. According to information of the Federal foreign office is not a victim from Germany. Six more of the injured are Israelis, two come from Ireland, as well as Injured coming out of the United Arab Emirates, Iceland and Iran. The Turkish security authorities for the assassination, either the so-called “Islamic state” or the Kurdish PKK are responsible.

The Explosion occurred at the Central shopping street Istiklal, which is located in the European part of the Turkish metropolis near the Taskimplatz. Helicopters circled over the scene of the incident, an ambulance, and place pegs in a Detonation. Apparently, the popular shopping street, was not visited because of the tense security situation in Turkey is so strong. Many people had stayed home, reported the news Agency “Reuters”.

Turkish foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said during a visit to Iran: “The Terror has shown its ugly face”. The Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmus condemned the attack in the strongest possible terms. A media has not been adopted lock, which, however, relates to official pronouncements.

EU Parliament President Martin Schulz called the attack “abhorrent” and said the families of the victims his condolences. The Greens co-chair Cem Özdemir wrote on Twitter, “Terror and violence in Turkey would have to stop.”

Terror warning from the Federal foreign office

On Thursday and Friday the German Consulate General in Istanbul, the Embassy in Ankara and other German institutions had been closed due to a terror alert. The
The foreign office had called the Federal citizens at the weekend to mindfulness in Istanbul. Also on the occasion of the latest attack, the Authorities in Berlin have called on the citizens to stay in their Hotels. Crowds of people, visiting tourist attractions, and the close proximity to government facilities, should be avoided.

Second attack within a week

Only last Sunday there was a bombing in the capital, Ankara, with 37 dead, a splinter group of the outlawed Kurdish workers ‘ party PKK. The TAK was formed in 2004 from the PKK and attacks carried out in cities. Before the Kurdish new year, Newroz, grows up with Turkish security forces, the fear of further attacks.

Security forces have cordoned off the site of the attack

The group was known already in February an attack on a military convoy in Ankara. In Turkey, it always comes back to attacks. In Istanbul in January, a suicide bomber had torn twelve German tourists in death. The fact of the terrorist militia “Islamic state” (IS)was added.

cgn/uh (afp, ap, dpa, rtr)