Blasts Wound Six in Turkish Top Resort

World | August 2, 2005, Tuesday // 00:00

Two explosions tore through rubbish bins and wounded six people on Tuesday in Turkey's Mediterranean tourism hub Antalya, police said. It was not immediately clear what caused the blasts, which occurred within minutes of each other in the bins in separate locations in central Antalya, Turkey's fourth-largest city. Three cleaners were slightly wounded while emptying the first bin. In the second blast, another three people, including one French tourist, were wounded, a police spokeswoman said. None of the victims was seriously hurt, she said. "Police are still investigating what caused the explosions. It is not yet clear," she said.

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