Sabah: Kurdistan Freedom Falcon responsible for Istanbul blasts
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."
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."
