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oberliner

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13. They were actually not similar at all

Reply to sarisataka (Reply #8)

Tue Mar 22, 2016, 04:58 PM

Mar 2016

The Ankara attack was via a car bomb which exploded near a bus. The group put out a statement that they did not mean to hit civilians and were instead aiming for security forces.

The Brussels attack was via a suicide bomber at an American Airlines airport departure area and a subway station.

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These Attacks Happened Days Before Brussels — But You Probably Didn't Hear About Them [View all] sarisataka Mar 2016 OP

I did hear about it, I will miss Al Jazeera hollysmom Mar 2016 #1

And Turkey then attacked the Kurds in reprisal ... eppur_se_muova Mar 2016 #2

As I recall sarisataka Mar 2016 #7

France was bombing ISIS positions in Syria long before the attacks ... eppur_se_muova Mar 2016 #10

Turks are not white Christians. Unfortunately, it makes a difference. pampango Mar 2016 #3

Maybe because Turkish authorities imposed media restrictions after that attack oberliner Mar 2016 #4

Erdogan says it was committed by Kurdish rebels ... Kurds deny responsibility. eppur_se_muova Mar 2016 #11

Ankara blast: Kurdish group TAK claims bombing oberliner Mar 2016 #12

"A hardline splinter group of the PKK" ... eppur_se_muova Mar 2016 #14

this was all over the news. i even commented on them. MariaThinks Mar 2016 #5

I did hear about them KamaAina Mar 2016 #6

I wonder if the MSM sarisataka Mar 2016 #8

Most of them do. KamaAina Mar 2016 #9

They were actually not similar at all oberliner Mar 2016 #13

Ah, I see your post sarisataka Mar 2016 #15

I was keenly aware of the Turkish attacks Blue_In_AK Mar 2016 #16

The inevitable "Your Mourning is Hypocritical" post alcibiades_mystery Mar 2016 #17

I absolutely heard about them melman Mar 2016 #18