SABAH: KURDISTAN FREEDOM FALCON RESPONSIBLE FOR ISTANBUL BLASTS
PanARMENIAN.Net
29.07.2008 15:29 GMT+04:00
Kurdistan Freedom Falcon (TAK) has taken on the responsibility for
Istanbul Sunday blasts, Sabah newspaper reports with e reference
to sources in Turkish intelligence. No other sources have confirmed
the information yet.
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan implicitly blamed
separatist Kurdish rebels Monday for two bomb blasts that ripped
through a crowded Istanbul street, killing 17 people and wounding
more than 150.
Erdogan all but named the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK),
describing the two explosions as "the cost" of an intensified crackdown
against the rebels in Turkey and in neighboring northern Iraq, where
they take refuge.
Meanwhile, the PKK made an announcement and denied having any
connection with the attack. Zubeyir Aydar condemned the attack saying,
"This is a very dark incident. There had been some similar events in
the past. Such an attack is very thought provoking in such a period
when Ergenekon and AK Party cases are heard. PKK has no connection
with the event. We believe there are dark forces behind this incident."