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13 November 2022

THE THING IS... IF THEY'LL DO IT TO EACH OTHER...

...WHAT DO YOU SUPPOSE THEY'LL DO TO GODLESS INFIDELS?insert alt text here
-- "At least six people have been killed and 53 wounded in an explosion in the Taksim Square area, a busy location in central Istanbul, Turkish authorities have said. The street - usually packed with shoppers - was previously targeted by a suicide bomber in 2016. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the perpetrators would be punished." --

In Turkish government and media circles, they're leaning towards blaming the Kurds

The injured toll has now been revised upwards to 81. 

THE BBC WEIGHS IN...

-- "It is unclear what caused the explosion." --
A LITTLE CONTEXT
-- "Turkey was hit by a string of bombings between 2015 and 2017 that left more than 500 civilians and security personnel dead." --

Another destination off the vacation list... sigh.  

BONUS TURKEY: Can't we all just get along?

-- "The five were found dead in Ankara’s low-income Onder district, which is home to migrants from Syria and Afghanistan." --