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- しかし、ハリーポッターで浮かれている間にトルコのリゾートでは大変なことがおこっていました。ロンドンテロの便乗だとは思うけれども。。なくなられた方のご冥福と、被害にあわれた方にお見舞い申し上げます。
- 事件が起こったクシャダスはエフェソス遺跡観光の拠点のひとつにもなっているリゾート地です。つい先日もチェシュメという別のリゾート地で爆破事件があったばかりなのですが。。う〜む。この夏トルコ行き考えてたんだけど、先生と相談しないといけないかも…。
Turkish resort blast kills four
Turkish resort blast kills five
An explosion on a minibus in the Turkish Aegean resort of Kusadasi has killed at least four people, including at least young one Irish woman.
At least 14 other people were wounded, including five Britons who were seriously injured, UK sources said.
Turkish officials are investigating the possibility that the blast was caused by a suicide bomber or a parcel bomb.
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan called the blast a "terrorist attack" without laying specific blame.
"The government will naturally take the necessary measures accordingly," he added.
The BBC's Jonny Dymond in Istanbul says Kurdish militants are the most likely suspects if it was a bombing.
Provincial governor Mustafa Malay said the blast could have been the work of a young female suicide bomber. Another possibility is that a bomb was placed under the seat of a young woman, he said.
Second attack
The blast comes six days after a bombing in the nearby town of Cesme, which left at least 20 people injured.
Kurdish militants claimed responsibility for that attack, as well as one in Kusadasi in April, in which one policeman was killed and four other people were wounded.
Militants both from the far left and from Islamist circles have carried out bombings in Turkey in the past, as have Kurdish rebels.
Morning blast
Saturday's minibus explosion took place at 1030 (0730GMT) as the vehicle was travelling through Kusadasi's Ataturk Square, the semi-official Anatolia news agency reported.
The blast blew the roof off the minibus, a public transport vehicle shuttling people between the town centre and the beach.
Kusadasi is popular with both Turkish and foreign holiday-makers. One British person was slightly injured in the blast, in addition to the five who were seriously wounded, the UK Foreign Office said.
The five wounded Britons were taken to hospital in Izmir, 90km (56miles) away, Anatolia reported.
Kurdish campaign
A group called the Kurdish Liberation Hawks (Tak) said it carried out the bombing in Cesme on 10 July.
The Tak is an offshoot of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), which has been fighting the government for independence since 1984.
More than 37,000 people have been killed in the 20-year campaign by the PKK, which is considered a terrorist organisation by the US and EU. The rebels declared a unilateral truce in 1999, but ended it in 2004, saying Turkey had not done enough to meet their demands.
Me and my girlfriend were in Kusadasi last week, on the minibuses (they called them dolmus). My skin went cold when I heard the news. My thoughts go out to the people who have died, and the people who are seriously injured, as well as those who are related in any way to the victims.
Krystof Kisala, Bishop's Stortford, England
I would like to take this opportunity to express my sorrow to the people of Kusadasi. I really enjoyed my recent holiday there and send my well wishes to those warm and welcoming inhabitants I met. As a Brit who enjoys living and working in Istanbul I am full of regret that such an event should happen in such a lovely, peaceful part of the world. The bullies who carry out such horrible acts will not deter me from returning to Istanbul, my "second home".
Nicola Dellow, England and Turkey!
I am going to Olu Deniz today with my family and I have come to be very disturbed by this blast. Although we are on the other side of the Island we can't put this to the back of our mind. I shall keep the families and friends of those dead in my prayers.
Sean Carson, Wigan, England
