Turkey into a state of shock

Turkish men check the lists of bombing victims and wounded people as they look for their relatives outside an Istanbul hospital, Turkey, Thursday Nov. 20, 2003. Explosions hit the Turkish headquarters of the London-based HSBC bank and the British consulate, killing at least 27 people and wounding about 450, health officials said. [AP]

The destroyed HSBC Bank Building and its surrounding area is seen after twin explosions in Istanbul, November 20, 2003. Suicide car bombers killed at least 27 people and wounded some 450 in Istanbul in a strike against Britain that U.S. and British leaders called a challenge to their war on terror. [Reuters]

A victim is helped in front of the HSBC Bank in Istanbul Thursday, November 20, 2003. Shattered bodies and rubble were strewn across the streets of Turkey's commercial capital Istanbul as the second pair of bombs in less than a week sent the city into a state of shock. [Reuters]

Workers clean the scene outside the British Consulate after an explosion in Istanbul, Turkey, late Thursday Nov. 20, 2003. Explosions hit the Turkish headquarters of the London-based HSBC bank and the British consulate, killing at least 27 people and wounding about 450, health officials said. The blasts came days after the city was hit by two synagogue bombings. [AP]

Workers sort through the rubble outside the British Consulate General in Istanbul, Turkey Thursday Nov. 20, 2003. Explosions hit the Turkish headquarters of the London-based HSBC bank and the British consulate Thursday, killing at least 27 people and wounding some 450, health officials said. [AP]



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