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July 27, 2008: At least 15 people were killed and 154 others injured when a pair of explosions rocked a residential neighborhood of Istanbul, Turkey.Reuters: Istanbul bombs kill 15 on eve of political case (July 28, 2008) The first, relatively small explosion originated from a telephone booth and caused minimal damage. Ten minutes later, however, a second explosion ripped through a crowd of shoppers and was heard up to a mile away.Associated Press: Bombs strike Istanbul neighborhood, killing 15 (July 27, 2008) The bombings came the night before a scheduled court case over the legal status of the ruling Islamic AK Party.Reuters: Istanbul bombs kill 15 on eve of political case (July 28, 2008)
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- Location: Gungoren neighborhood in Istanbul
- Time: 10:00 p.m. and 10:10 p.m. (local)
- Initially reported as a gas leak explosion
- Later pronounced a terrorist bombing by authoritiesAssociated Press: Bombs strike Istanbul neighborhood, killing 15 (July 27, 2008)
- Deadliest Turkish terror attack in 5 yearsGuardian: [ http://www.guardian.co.uk/w... 'Terror' attack: Bomb blasts in Istanbul kill 15 and injure 150] (July 28, 2008)
- Police analyzing surveillance footage
- Istanbul has been the site of terrorism by Kurdish separatists, Islamists and leftists
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