导出博客文章ISTANBUL -- Turkey declared a national day of mourning and paid tribute to the
dead Sunday after two bombings in Istanbul killed 38 people and wounded 155
others near a soccer stadium. The carnage was claimed by a Turkey-based Kurdish
militant group.The Kurdistan Freedom Falcons, or TAK, said two of its members
had sacrificed their lives in the Saturday night attack that targeted security
forces outside the Besiktas stadium shortly after the conclusion of a match.Two
of our comrades were heroically martyred in the attack, according to a statement
posted on TAKs website.It described the blasts as reprisal for state violence in
the southeast and the ongoing imprisonment of Abdullah Ocalan, the leader of the
Kurdistan Workers Party, or PKK. TAK is considered by authorities as a PKK
offshoot.The twin car-and-suicide bombings near the stadium enraged top
officials, including President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who vowed to hunt down the
perpetrators. The attack was the latest large-scale assault to traumatize a
nation confronting an array of security threats.Turkey is a NATO member and a
partner in the U.S.-led war against the Islamic State group.The attack targeted
police officers, killing 30 of them along with seven civilians and an
unidentified person, Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu told reporters. He
said 13 people had been arrested in connection with the terrorist act.In an
address at a funeral for the slain police officers before TAKs statement was
released, a furious Soylu condemned Kurdish rebels and their allies in the West,
referring to the PKK as animals.Have you accomplished anything beyond being the
servants, pawns and hit men of certain dark forces, of your dark Western
partners? he asked.Turkish officials didnt make any further comments after the
TAK claim of responsibility was posted.The battle between the PKK and the
Turkish state has resulted in the deaths of tens of thousands of citizens.
Turkish officials frequently accuse the West of supporting the Kurdish
insurgency and of interfering in Ankaras fight against the militants.Erdogan
vowed his country would fight the curse of terrorism till the end after paying a
visit to some of the wounded at Haseki Hospital in Istanbul.Hundreds of
flag-carrying demonstrators marched along Istanbuls coastline toward the stadium
at the heart of the blast area. Flags flew at half-staff across the country and
at Turkeys foreign missions. Passers-by placed flowers on barriers surrounding
the soccer stadium.The first and larger explosion took place about 10:30 p.m.
Saturday after Besiktas beat Bursaspor 2-1 in the Turkish Super League. Erdogan
said the attacks timing aimed to maximize the loss of life, but most fans had
left before the detonation.Soylu said the first blast was caused by a passing
vehicle that detonated in an area where police special forces were located at
the stadium exit. A riot police bus appears to have been the target. Moments
later, a person who had been stopped in nearby Macka Park committed suicide by
triggering explosives, according to the minister.He said 136 people remained
hospitalized Sunday after the attack, including 14 in intensive care.TAK claimed
the Turkish people werent their target but warned no one should expect a
comfortable life as long as the ruling party continues to torture the mothers of
Kurdistan every day.Armed conflict between the Turkish state and Kurdish
militants resumed in July 2015 after peace talks unraveled. While much of the
violence has concentrated in the impoverished and pre-dominantly Kurdish
southeast, it has also spread to other cities, including the capital, Ankara,
where TAK has claimed February and March suicide bombings.Experts have
determined that up to 400 kilograms (880 pounds) of explosives were used in the
car bomb, Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmus told CNN Turk.To the mournful
sound of trumpets, funeral services were held at Istanbuls police headquarters
for some of the slain officers. Their comrades solemnly carried the coffins,
which were draped in the Turkish flag, as a sea of mourners wept around
them.Erdogan presided over a security meeting after the funeral ceremony and
hospital visit.Soccer fans proved their resilience by showing up to watch a game
pitting Istanbuls Galatasaray and Gaziantepspor at a different stadium.What
happened last night was extremely saddening but they need to know that Turkish
people will not yield to such things, Galatasaray supporter Erkan Duman told The
Associated Press. Its not like we will give up things, especially things we
love, just because they want us to.Turkey has witnessed a spate of IS and
Kurdish-linked attacks this year. Saturdays bombings were one of the bloodiest
to hit Istanbul, a city at the crossroads of Europe and Asia, until recently a
popular tourist destination.That changed after a series of IS-linked suicide
bombings targeting tourists, including a sophisticated attack on the citys
Ataturk Airport in June that killed 44 people and wounded scores of others.
PKK-linked militants have claimed other deadly attacks in Ankara, Istanbul and
areas in southeast Turkey.A state of emergency is in force following a failed
July 15 coup attempt and the resulting government crackdown on alleged coup
sympathizers has landed thousands in jail and forced tens of thousands of people
from their jobs. Critics call the move a witch hunt.---Cinar Kiper, Ayse Wieting
and Bulut Emiroglu contributed to this report.
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