(GMM) Mere hours after the Turkish grand prix, staged about an hour's drive out of Istanbul, terrorist explosions ripped through the country.
Only non life-threatening injuries were reported, but the bombs targeted the tourist centres of Marmaris as well as the capital, involving Turks and Britons, giving rise to speculation that the events were designed to coincide with the country's latest tourist-grabbing venture -- formula one.
The bombs in Istanbul went off in rubbish bins, only hours after a manager of the 'Otodrom' F1 circuit, Bulent Ozerdim, said the race had been designed to 'promote Istanbul and Turkey as a brand, as a destination.'
Written: Mon, 28 Aug 2006 13:41:12
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