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28/08/2006
Britons injured in Turkey bomb blasts
Ten Britons are among those injured in a number of explosions at a Turkish holiday resort.
It is understood that three explosions in the town of Marmaris on Sunday night, with the main explosion taking place on a minibus carrying tourists in the centre of the town.
Eleven Turkish nationals are also reported to have been injured in the blasts.
Only one of the devices - the one on the minibus - was reported to have detonated completely. The other devices were reportedly in rubbish bins and it is believed that no-one was injured in either of those explosions.
Four of the injured Britons in a serious condition in hospital, although it is understood that none suffered life-threatening injuries.
Six of them are being treated at the Ahu Hetman hospital, while the other four are being treated at the Caria hospital.
The Foreign Office is sending a rapid deployment team to Turkey in order to help Britons affected by the blast.
It is not yet known who carried out the bomb attacks. However, the Kurdish separatist group, the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) and Islamic extremists have carried out attacks in Turkey in the past.
On Monday, it was also reported that an explosion in another Turlish resort city of Antalya had killed at least two people and injured five others.
The Foreign Office has released a telephone number for people concerned about relatives on holiday in Marmaris. The number is: 0207 0080 0000.
(KMcA/EF)
It is understood that three explosions in the town of Marmaris on Sunday night, with the main explosion taking place on a minibus carrying tourists in the centre of the town.
Eleven Turkish nationals are also reported to have been injured in the blasts.
Only one of the devices - the one on the minibus - was reported to have detonated completely. The other devices were reportedly in rubbish bins and it is believed that no-one was injured in either of those explosions.
Four of the injured Britons in a serious condition in hospital, although it is understood that none suffered life-threatening injuries.
Six of them are being treated at the Ahu Hetman hospital, while the other four are being treated at the Caria hospital.
The Foreign Office is sending a rapid deployment team to Turkey in order to help Britons affected by the blast.
It is not yet known who carried out the bomb attacks. However, the Kurdish separatist group, the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) and Islamic extremists have carried out attacks in Turkey in the past.
On Monday, it was also reported that an explosion in another Turlish resort city of Antalya had killed at least two people and injured five others.
The Foreign Office has released a telephone number for people concerned about relatives on holiday in Marmaris. The number is: 0207 0080 0000.
(KMcA/EF)
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