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This morning's key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com
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**** Furious Turkey vows revenge, as PKK/TAK takes credit for Istanbul bombing
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Aftermath of terrorist double-bombing in Istanbul on Saturday (Hurriyet)
The Kurdistan Freedom Falcons (TAK), a terrorist offshoot of the
Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), has claimed responsibility for the
double bombing
in Istanbul on
Saturday. At least 38 people were killed, and 155 were injured.
The TAK has already taken credit for a February 17 attack in Ankara,
killing 28 people, a March 13 bombing in Ankara that killed 37 people,
and a June 8 attack in Istanbul that killed 11 people. There were at
least three other terror attacks in Turkey this year, perpetrated by
the PKK and by the so-called Islamic State (IS or ISIS or ISIL or
Daesh), and there was also the July 15 coup attempt.
The Turkish people feel vulnerable and afraid, and a furious president
Recep Tayyip Erdogan has vowed revenge:
> [indent]<QUOTE>"They should know that we won’t leave them
> unpunished. They should know that they are going to pay a heavy
> price. My people should have no doubt that we will carry out the
> struggle against terror until the very end. We wore our burial
> robes when we took this road. ...
>
> No one should have any doubt about our fight against terrorism.
> We are the owners of this country and will not leave it to those
> scum if they aim to scare us with such attacks."<END QUOTE>[/indent]
Interior minister Süleyman Soylu said:
> [indent]<QUOTE>"Sooner or later, we will have our vengeance. This
> blood will not be left on the ground, no matter what the price,
> what the cost."<END QUOTE>[/indent]
Hurriyet (Ankara) and Guardian (London)
Related Articles
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**** Terror bombing of Coptic Christian church in Cairo Egypt kills 25
****
At least 25 people were killed and 49 others injured on Sunday morning
in a terrorist explosion in the chapel of St Peter and St Paul
(El-Botroseya) adjoining Saint Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral in
Cairo Egypt. No one has yet claimed responsibility.
Cairo has not yet had a chance to recover from two terror attacks on
Friday. First, an IED placed next to two security roadblocks in Giza
killed six security personnel, and injured three others. Next, also
on Friday, one civilian was killed and three security personnel were
injured by a bomb in Egypt’s Kafr Al-Sheikh governorate.
Sunday's explosion took place during Sunday prayers. In these
services, the men site on one side of the church, and the women sit on
the other side. Apparently the bomb was brought in by a woman, and so
most of the casualties were women.
A furious president Abdel al-Fattah al-Sisi called the Sunday attack a
part of "a war against the great Egyptian people," and he vowed to put
on trial all who have "incited, facilitated or participated" in the
terrorist attack.
Orthodox Copts, who comprise about 10 percent of Egypt's 90 million
people, are the Middle East's biggest Christian community.
Violence in general has been growing in Egypt since the "Arab spring'
in 2011 that resulted in the ouster of long-time dictator Hosni
Mubarak, either because of terror attacks by al-Qaeda or so-called
Islamic State (IS or ISIS or ISIL or Daesh), or because of clashes
between different groups of Egyptians, including clashes between the
army and peacefully protesting civilians. This has included sectarian
violence between Muslim and Coptic Christians.
The worst attack on Copts occurred several weeks before the Arab
Spring, with an explosion in the Two Saints Church in Alexandria on
New Year's Day 2011, killing 23. There was also a bloody massacre of
Coptic Christians in November of that year, and there has have been
several minor attacks on Coptic churches since the ouster of Mohammed
Morsi and his Muslim Brotherhood government in 2013. Al-Ahram (Cairo) and Daily News Egypt and Reuters
Related Articles
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**** Europeans call Cairo bombing 'terror', but not the Istanbul bombing
****
According to Egyptian media, European governments have been falling
all over each other saying that they would stand by Egypt after this
terrorist attack, and support Egypt's fight against terrorism. Such
remarks were issued in statements by France's president François
Hollande. Germany's foreign minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier, UK
ambassador to Cairo John Casson, among others.
However, Turkey's media points out that statements by European
officials refuse to use the word "terror." Martin Schulz, president
of the European Parliament, said, "My thoughts & solidarity with
Turkish citizens, with families of victims of Istanbul attacks. I wish
speedy and full recovery to the injured." Other officials made
similar statements.
However, there was one exception. Tomas Zdechovsky, a Czech member of
the European Parliament, said that the terrorist group PKK must be
banned from Europe. "There is no difference between Istanbul and
Paris, Brussels attacks targeting civilians. Terrorism never
succeeds, terrorists never win," he said. Al Ahram (Cairo) and Anadolu (Ankara)
KEYS: Generational Dynamics, Turkey, Istanbul, Recep Tayyip Erdogan,
Islamic State / of Iraq and Syria/Sham/the Levant, IS, ISIS, ISIL, Daesh,
Kurdistan Workers’ Party, PKK, Kurdistan Freedom Falcons, TAK,
Süleyman Soylu,
Egypt, chapel of St Peter and St Paul, El-Botroseya,
Saint Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral,
Kafr Al-Sheikh, Abdel al-Fattah al-Sisi, Hosni Mubarak,
Mohammed Morsi, Muslim Brotherhood
France, François Hollande. Germany, Frank-Walter Steinmeier,
Britain, John Casson, Tomas Zdechovsky
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This morning's key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com
- Furious Turkey vows revenge, as PKK/TAK takes credit for Istanbul bombing
- Terror bombing of Coptic Christian church in Cairo Egypt kills 25
- Europeans call Cairo bombing 'terror', but not the Istanbul bombing
****
**** Furious Turkey vows revenge, as PKK/TAK takes credit for Istanbul bombing
****
Aftermath of terrorist double-bombing in Istanbul on Saturday (Hurriyet)
The Kurdistan Freedom Falcons (TAK), a terrorist offshoot of the
Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), has claimed responsibility for the
double bombing
in Istanbul on
Saturday. At least 38 people were killed, and 155 were injured.
The TAK has already taken credit for a February 17 attack in Ankara,
killing 28 people, a March 13 bombing in Ankara that killed 37 people,
and a June 8 attack in Istanbul that killed 11 people. There were at
least three other terror attacks in Turkey this year, perpetrated by
the PKK and by the so-called Islamic State (IS or ISIS or ISIL or
Daesh), and there was also the July 15 coup attempt.
The Turkish people feel vulnerable and afraid, and a furious president
Recep Tayyip Erdogan has vowed revenge:
> [indent]<QUOTE>"They should know that we won’t leave them
> unpunished. They should know that they are going to pay a heavy
> price. My people should have no doubt that we will carry out the
> struggle against terror until the very end. We wore our burial
> robes when we took this road. ...
>
> No one should have any doubt about our fight against terrorism.
> We are the owners of this country and will not leave it to those
> scum if they aim to scare us with such attacks."<END QUOTE>[/indent]
Interior minister Süleyman Soylu said:
> [indent]<QUOTE>"Sooner or later, we will have our vengeance. This
> blood will not be left on the ground, no matter what the price,
> what the cost."<END QUOTE>[/indent]
Hurriyet (Ankara) and Guardian (London)
Related Articles
- A new terrorist bombing in Istanbul Turkey kills dozens (11-Dec-2016)
- Turkey's PM declares 'all-out war' after new PKK truck bomb attack (27-Aug-2016)
- Bombing of Turkey's airport affects a swirl of diplomatic actions (29-Jun-2016)
****
**** Terror bombing of Coptic Christian church in Cairo Egypt kills 25
****
At least 25 people were killed and 49 others injured on Sunday morning
in a terrorist explosion in the chapel of St Peter and St Paul
(El-Botroseya) adjoining Saint Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral in
Cairo Egypt. No one has yet claimed responsibility.
Cairo has not yet had a chance to recover from two terror attacks on
Friday. First, an IED placed next to two security roadblocks in Giza
killed six security personnel, and injured three others. Next, also
on Friday, one civilian was killed and three security personnel were
injured by a bomb in Egypt’s Kafr Al-Sheikh governorate.
Sunday's explosion took place during Sunday prayers. In these
services, the men site on one side of the church, and the women sit on
the other side. Apparently the bomb was brought in by a woman, and so
most of the casualties were women.
A furious president Abdel al-Fattah al-Sisi called the Sunday attack a
part of "a war against the great Egyptian people," and he vowed to put
on trial all who have "incited, facilitated or participated" in the
terrorist attack.
Orthodox Copts, who comprise about 10 percent of Egypt's 90 million
people, are the Middle East's biggest Christian community.
Violence in general has been growing in Egypt since the "Arab spring'
in 2011 that resulted in the ouster of long-time dictator Hosni
Mubarak, either because of terror attacks by al-Qaeda or so-called
Islamic State (IS or ISIS or ISIL or Daesh), or because of clashes
between different groups of Egyptians, including clashes between the
army and peacefully protesting civilians. This has included sectarian
violence between Muslim and Coptic Christians.
The worst attack on Copts occurred several weeks before the Arab
Spring, with an explosion in the Two Saints Church in Alexandria on
New Year's Day 2011, killing 23. There was also a bloody massacre of
Coptic Christians in November of that year, and there has have been
several minor attacks on Coptic churches since the ouster of Mohammed
Morsi and his Muslim Brotherhood government in 2013. Al-Ahram (Cairo) and Daily News Egypt and Reuters
Related Articles
- Worldwide condemnation for terrorist attack on Coptic Christian church in Alexandria, Egypt (02-Jan-2011)
- Egypt in shock over bloody massacre of Coptic Christians (11-Oct-2011)
- Criticism of Egypt's armed forces intensifies after 'Black Sunday' Copt massacre (12-Oct-2011)
- Muslim vs Coptic Christian clashes in Egypt grow in intensity (08-Apr-2013)
- Egypt in mourning as ISIS-linked terrorists kill Coptic Christians in Libya (16-Feb-2015)
****
**** Europeans call Cairo bombing 'terror', but not the Istanbul bombing
****
According to Egyptian media, European governments have been falling
all over each other saying that they would stand by Egypt after this
terrorist attack, and support Egypt's fight against terrorism. Such
remarks were issued in statements by France's president François
Hollande. Germany's foreign minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier, UK
ambassador to Cairo John Casson, among others.
However, Turkey's media points out that statements by European
officials refuse to use the word "terror." Martin Schulz, president
of the European Parliament, said, "My thoughts & solidarity with
Turkish citizens, with families of victims of Istanbul attacks. I wish
speedy and full recovery to the injured." Other officials made
similar statements.
However, there was one exception. Tomas Zdechovsky, a Czech member of
the European Parliament, said that the terrorist group PKK must be
banned from Europe. "There is no difference between Istanbul and
Paris, Brussels attacks targeting civilians. Terrorism never
succeeds, terrorists never win," he said. Al Ahram (Cairo) and Anadolu (Ankara)
KEYS: Generational Dynamics, Turkey, Istanbul, Recep Tayyip Erdogan,
Islamic State / of Iraq and Syria/Sham/the Levant, IS, ISIS, ISIL, Daesh,
Kurdistan Workers’ Party, PKK, Kurdistan Freedom Falcons, TAK,
Süleyman Soylu,
Egypt, chapel of St Peter and St Paul, El-Botroseya,
Saint Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral,
Kafr Al-Sheikh, Abdel al-Fattah al-Sisi, Hosni Mubarak,
Mohammed Morsi, Muslim Brotherhood
France, François Hollande. Germany, Frank-Walter Steinmeier,
Britain, John Casson, Tomas Zdechovsky
Permanent web link to this article
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John J. Xenakis
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Cambridge, MA 02142
Phone: 617-864-0010
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