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An injured woman is carried to a hospital after
explosions occurred in Turkey's southern resort area of Marmaris, Aug. 28,
2006. (Xinhua Photo)
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ANKARA, Aug. 28 (Xinhua) -- Three people were killed
and 20 others injured in an explosion in the southern Turkish resort city of
Antalya on Monday, which is the fifth bomb attack within 24 hours in the
country, the semi-official Anatolia news agency reported.
The explosion occurred between motorcycles that had
parked in front of a business center, Antalya Police Department's spokesman Akif
Aktug was quoted as saying.
The injured people were
rushed to nearby hospitals and security forces cordoned off the area for
investigation.
Aktug said that efforts are underway to arrest two
people in connection with the explosion, adding that the cause of the explosion
is still unknown.
Earlier in the day, three bomb explosions hit
Turkey's southern resort area of Marmaris and a fourth one jolted the largest
city of Istanbul. More than two dozens were wounded in the explosions.
Turkish local media reported that the Kurdistan
Freedom Falcons(TAK), a group linked to the outlawed Kurdish Workers' Party
(PKK), has claimed responsibility for the explosions in Istanbul and Marmaris.
The PKK has launched an armed campaign for an ethnic
homeland in southeastern and eastern Turkey since 1984, sparking a conflict that
has claimed more than 30,000 lives.
Turkey has increased troop deployment in the mainly
Kurdish southeast to fight against the PKK, which was listed as a terrorist
organization by Turkey, the United States and the European Union.
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