Free Republic

SNIPPET: "A remote-controlled bomb that hit a bus carrying Turkish soldiers and civilians has killed five people and left at least 12 injured in Istanbul. The explosion took place when the vehicle was passing through the Halkali district on the outskirts of the city. The Kurdistan Freedom Falcons (TAK), believed to be an offshoot of the PKK Kurdish rebel group, later claimed responsibility for the attack. The PKK has recently stepped up its attacks on Turkish military targets."

Turkish police are questioning the suspected mastermind behind a series of bombings in August at a popular Mediterranean resort that injured 10 British tourists, the Anatolia press agency reported Wednesday. A total of 21 people were hurt August 27 in blasts that shook the resort of Marmaris in southwestern Turkey, a popular destination for British vacationers. The suspect was captured in the southeastern town of Gaziantep and taken to the southwestern province of Mugla Tuesday, where he was later questioned by anti-terrorist police, according to the Anatolia agency. A radical Kurdish group, the Kurdistan Freedom Falcons (TAK), claimed responsibility for...