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Several People Arrested After Istanbul Bombings
Aired November 21, 2003 - 06:32 ET
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CAROL LIN, CNN ANCHOR: Investigators in Turkey are searching through bomb debris, looking for clues into the blasts that seemed to target British interests in Istanbul. Meanwhile, there is some news about possible suspects.
CNN's Paula Hancocks joins us from Istanbul with the latest -- Paula.
PAULA HANCOCKS, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Hello, Carol.
Yes, Abdullah Gul, the Turkish foreign minister, this morning announced in a press conference with his U.K. counterpart, Jack Straw, that they have made some arrests relating to the bombing of Thursday -- the bombing of the British Consulate behind me here and the HSBC building, the London-based bank, in the heart of the Financial District.
He also said that he was confident that the investigation would find out exactly how is behind these bombs, the bombs that killed 27 and injured more than 450. He said the bombs on Saturday at two synagogues here in Istanbul that within 48 hours they were able to identify the suicide bombers. He's confident they will be able to do the same today.
A very interesting point, though, is the fact that this city really is split between devastation at what has happened and absolute defiance that they will not let it affect their daily lives. We're having a look at a couple of the national papers we have here, "Sabah." There's the building of the HSBC that you can see absolutely destroyed in the background, and that title says: "Today, we stand together" -- suggesting Turkey stands together and the whole of the democratic world stands together as well.
Another one, "Hurriyet," says, "al Murderer," a little play on words of al Qaeda. Most people on the streets here do believe al Qaeda is behind these attacks. And now, again, you can see the HSCB building with one of the one victims there, one of the 450 that were wounded.
And then, one more, the "Milliyet." The title there is saying, "They cannot demoralize us." And that is the message that people here are sending out to the outside world. Shops and businesses and restaurants around here have been devastated from the blasts, but they are still open for business. That's the overwhelming feeling we're getting from the streets at the moment -- Carol.
LIN: All right, thank you very much, Paula Hancocks, in Istanbul. Jane Arraf, of course, was in Baghdad.
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Aired November 21, 2003 - 06:32 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
CAROL LIN, CNN ANCHOR: Investigators in Turkey are searching through bomb debris, looking for clues into the blasts that seemed to target British interests in Istanbul. Meanwhile, there is some news about possible suspects.
CNN's Paula Hancocks joins us from Istanbul with the latest -- Paula.
PAULA HANCOCKS, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Hello, Carol.
Yes, Abdullah Gul, the Turkish foreign minister, this morning announced in a press conference with his U.K. counterpart, Jack Straw, that they have made some arrests relating to the bombing of Thursday -- the bombing of the British Consulate behind me here and the HSBC building, the London-based bank, in the heart of the Financial District.
He also said that he was confident that the investigation would find out exactly how is behind these bombs, the bombs that killed 27 and injured more than 450. He said the bombs on Saturday at two synagogues here in Istanbul that within 48 hours they were able to identify the suicide bombers. He's confident they will be able to do the same today.
A very interesting point, though, is the fact that this city really is split between devastation at what has happened and absolute defiance that they will not let it affect their daily lives. We're having a look at a couple of the national papers we have here, "Sabah." There's the building of the HSBC that you can see absolutely destroyed in the background, and that title says: "Today, we stand together" -- suggesting Turkey stands together and the whole of the democratic world stands together as well.
Another one, "Hurriyet," says, "al Murderer," a little play on words of al Qaeda. Most people on the streets here do believe al Qaeda is behind these attacks. And now, again, you can see the HSCB building with one of the one victims there, one of the 450 that were wounded.
And then, one more, the "Milliyet." The title there is saying, "They cannot demoralize us." And that is the message that people here are sending out to the outside world. Shops and businesses and restaurants around here have been devastated from the blasts, but they are still open for business. That's the overwhelming feeling we're getting from the streets at the moment -- Carol.
LIN: All right, thank you very much, Paula Hancocks, in Istanbul. Jane Arraf, of course, was in Baghdad.
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