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29/08/2006
Injured Britons remain in hospital following blasts
Eight Britons are still in hospital following the bomb blasts in the Turkish resort of Marmaris on Sunday.
Ten British tourists were injured in an explosion on a minibus in the resort, along with eleven Turks.
There were three explosions in the resort, but two of the devices were reportedly in rubbish bins and no-one is believed to have been injured in those blasts.
Another explosion in Istanbul on Sunday injured six people, while an explosion killed three people in the city of Antalya on Monday.
The Foreign Office said that no Britons are believed to have been involved in those blasts.
Responsibility for the blasts has been claimed by the Kurdistan Freedom Falcons.
However, another Kurdish separatist group, the Kurdistan Liberation Hawks, is also reported to have claimed responsiblity for the attacks.
The Foreign Office has advised British tourists to take care in Turkey, but has not warned British nationals to avoid the country.
According to reports, many Britons are continuing to travel to Turkey for holidays and tour operators have not reported a rise in people cancelling holidays.
The Foreign Office has released a telephone number for people worried about relatives in Marmaris. The number is: 0207 008 0000.
(KMcA)
Ten British tourists were injured in an explosion on a minibus in the resort, along with eleven Turks.
There were three explosions in the resort, but two of the devices were reportedly in rubbish bins and no-one is believed to have been injured in those blasts.
Another explosion in Istanbul on Sunday injured six people, while an explosion killed three people in the city of Antalya on Monday.
The Foreign Office said that no Britons are believed to have been involved in those blasts.
Responsibility for the blasts has been claimed by the Kurdistan Freedom Falcons.
However, another Kurdish separatist group, the Kurdistan Liberation Hawks, is also reported to have claimed responsiblity for the attacks.
The Foreign Office has advised British tourists to take care in Turkey, but has not warned British nationals to avoid the country.
According to reports, many Britons are continuing to travel to Turkey for holidays and tour operators have not reported a rise in people cancelling holidays.
The Foreign Office has released a telephone number for people worried about relatives in Marmaris. The number is: 0207 008 0000.
(KMcA)
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