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Synagogue rubble yields a passport - Turkish official examine Pakistani document
StarLedger ^ | 11.17.2003 | Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson

Posted on 11/18/2003 11:17:42 AM PST by swarthyguy

Edited on 07/06/2004 6:39:21 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

ISTANBUL, Turkey -- Investigators uncovered a tattered Pakistani passport and the remains of a new victim amid the rubble of two synagogues attacked by suicide bombers over the weekend, Turkish authorities said yesterday.

The body, discovered at the site of the first blast by an Israeli disaster team working with Turkish rescue workers, was identified by Israel Army Radio as that of Anna Rubinstein, 85. Her 8-year-old granddaughter was also killed in the attack, which occurred Saturday during Sabbath services.


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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: istanbul; istanbulsynagogues; swarthyguy; turkey; turkish

1 posted on 11/18/2003 11:17:43 AM PST by swarthyguy
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To: swarthyguy
A yes, once again, our "ally!"
2 posted on 11/18/2003 12:17:15 PM PST by GOP_1900AD (Un-PC even to "Conservatives!" - Right makes right)
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To: belmont_mark
A yes, once again, our "ally!"

Turkey is our ally, despite this incident.

3 posted on 11/18/2003 1:48:52 PM PST by JimRic54
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To: JimRic54
Um, I was refering to Pakistan....
4 posted on 11/18/2003 7:23:17 PM PST by GOP_1900AD (Un-PC even to "Conservatives!" - Right makes right)
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To: belmont_mark
Um, I was refering to Pakistan....

Sorry, that wasn't clear from your post. And neither is the article very clear.

Despite the discovery of the Pakistani passport, investigators' top suspects are two missing Turks.

5 posted on 11/19/2003 6:04:58 PM PST by JimRic54
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