Given that eight Brit tourists have been hospitalised following a bomb blast in Turkey Im surprised that there is no outrage thread here, is it because it was The Kurds who did this and so thats OK?
Anyway I found the comments from Mr Betton of the British Travel Agants somewhat odd , he claimes that despite the explosions
I do not envisage that people will react negatively to this because, although no one likes this kind of thing, it has gone on fairly regularly."
All in a days work ?
Heres the story ...
Speaking before the Antalya explosion, Keith Betton, of the Association of British Travel Agents, said British tourists would be unlikely to be put off by the explosions. He said: "I do not envisage that people will react negatively to this because, although no one likes this kind of thing, it has gone on fairly regularly."
The Foreign Office does not advise Britons to avoid Turkey, but warns of "a high threat from terrorism".
Bomb attacks in Turkey
By Louise Jack
* 4 AUGUST 2006
Thirteen people injured in two bomb attacks in Adana, southern Turkey.
* 25 JUNE 2006
Four killed and 28 injured in an explosion in a tourist area near Antalya.
* 31 MARCH 2006
A bomb exploded near a bus stop in Istanbul, killing one person and injuring 13.
* 9 FEBRUARY 2006
One person killed and 16 injured in explosion in Bayrampasa, Istanbul.
* 18 NOVEMBER 2005
One killed and 11 injured in Beylikduzu, Istanbul.
* 6 JULY 2005
Five dead and 13 injured in a mini-bus blast in the Aegean resort of Kusadasi.
* 2 JULY 2005
A bomb planted on a train explodes between Elazig and Tatvan, killing six.
* 24 JUNE 2004
Four people killed in an explosion in Istanbul.
* 20 NOVEMBER 2003
Two explosions in Istanbul leave 32 people dead.
* 15 NOVEMBER 2003
Thirty people are killed and 146 wounded when car bombs hit two synagogues in Istanbul.
Anyway I found the comments from Mr Betton of the British Travel Agants somewhat odd , he claimes that despite the explosions
I do not envisage that people will react negatively to this because, although no one likes this kind of thing, it has gone on fairly regularly."
All in a days work ?
Heres the story ...
Speaking before the Antalya explosion, Keith Betton, of the Association of British Travel Agents, said British tourists would be unlikely to be put off by the explosions. He said: "I do not envisage that people will react negatively to this because, although no one likes this kind of thing, it has gone on fairly regularly."
The Foreign Office does not advise Britons to avoid Turkey, but warns of "a high threat from terrorism".
Bomb attacks in Turkey
By Louise Jack
* 4 AUGUST 2006
Thirteen people injured in two bomb attacks in Adana, southern Turkey.
* 25 JUNE 2006
Four killed and 28 injured in an explosion in a tourist area near Antalya.
* 31 MARCH 2006
A bomb exploded near a bus stop in Istanbul, killing one person and injuring 13.
* 9 FEBRUARY 2006
One person killed and 16 injured in explosion in Bayrampasa, Istanbul.
* 18 NOVEMBER 2005
One killed and 11 injured in Beylikduzu, Istanbul.
* 6 JULY 2005
Five dead and 13 injured in a mini-bus blast in the Aegean resort of Kusadasi.
* 2 JULY 2005
A bomb planted on a train explodes between Elazig and Tatvan, killing six.
* 24 JUNE 2004
Four people killed in an explosion in Istanbul.
* 20 NOVEMBER 2003
Two explosions in Istanbul leave 32 people dead.
* 15 NOVEMBER 2003
Thirty people are killed and 146 wounded when car bombs hit two synagogues in Istanbul.
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