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    March 01, 2012

Bomb Explodes Near Turkey's Ruling Party Offices

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   Forensic police cover a damaged police vehicle after a bomb went off
   near the country's ruling party offices in Turkey's largest city,
   Istanbul, March 1, 2012.
   Photo: AP
   Forensic police cover a damaged police vehicle after a bomb went off
   near the country's ruling party offices in Turkey's largest city,
   Istanbul, March 1, 2012.

   Turkish officials say a remote controlled bomb exploded near the
   offices of the country's ruling party in Istanbul Thursday, injuring at
   least 16 people, mostly police officers.
   Police chief Huseyin Capkin said explosives mounted on a stationary
   motorcycle were detonated when a bus carrying 21 police officers drove
   by early Thursday.
   State-run television showed pictures of ambulances and fire engines
   rushing to the scene, close to the offices of Prime Minister Recep
   Tayyip Erdogan's (AK) Justice and Development Party.
   The explosion damaged the police bus and some nearby vehicles.
   No one immediately claimed responsibility for the blast. However the
   government faces harsh criticism from several groups, including Kurdish
   rebels, leftists and Islamist militants.

   Some information for this report was provided by AP, AFP and Reuters.
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