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File photo of Antalya zolakoma via Flickr

At least 10 injured in blast in Turkish resort city

An official said it was “too early” to make assumptions as to the cause of the blast.

AT LEAST 10 people were hurt in a blast Tuesday at a car park in an office building in the southern Turkish city of Antalya, according to local media.

City mayor Menderes Turel told the broadcaster NTV that “10 to 12 people were slightly injured by flying glass” in the explosion at the Antalya Chamber of Commerce and Industry building. The blast occurred at 8.50am (06.50 Irish time).

Turel told the CNN Turk channel the blast was being investigated and it was “too early” to make assumptions as to the cause.

“The blast may not be a terror attack… we must wait for official information,” Turel said.

Over the past year, Turkey has suffered a series of attacks blamed on the Islamic State jihadist group and Kurdish militants.

TV images showed a wrecked, burned-out car and smashed glass nearby. At least four cars nearby were also damaged, Dogan news agency said.

The incident occurred 11 days after three rockets hit a roadside fishmonger in the popular tourist region, but without causing casualties.

© AFP 2016

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    Oct 2nd 2019, 8:38 AM

    So Trump! Your new BFF is still playing you….as he has since the beginning. Nice photo opportunities though.

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    Oct 2nd 2019, 9:51 AM

    @Paul Furey: He’s not playing him. The fact is DPRK have nuclear weapons with long range now. This puts them automatically in a better bargaining position than they were before. It is a development that is completely independent of who happens to be president of another country. Trump has advisors for every step.

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    Oct 2nd 2019, 8:48 AM

    Is this submarine parked in the middle of a forest?

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    Oct 2nd 2019, 8:51 AM

    @Martin McFly: Very sneaky. Last place you’d look for it.

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    Oct 2nd 2019, 9:24 AM

    Meanwhile Iran‘s revolutionary guards reveal plan to annihilate Israel.

    https://youtu.be/f7J-zENnVXs

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    Oct 2nd 2019, 9:41 AM

    @Qfire: Its unfortunate that this has been largely ignored by the worlds press. You can be sure if Israeli leaders issued a statement promising to wipe an Islamic country off the map ( for the crime of Islamic nationalism) there’d be a media feeding frenzy.

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    Oct 2nd 2019, 1:07 PM

    @Clifford Brennan: Maybe it’s largely ignored because it’s not true? Israel wouldn’t be the first to make up a story to justify spending on their war machine.

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    Oct 2nd 2019, 1:15 PM

    @Jim Buckley Barrett: It was very decent of the Ayatollah & the commander from the IRGC to agree to appear in the Israeli propaganda video – not to mention the supporting cast of 1000′s of Iranians and all filmed at an Islamic religious venue too. Those Israelis have it sussed. Also: cop on.

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    Oct 2nd 2019, 10:09 AM

    North Korea is not going to be told not to have Nuclear Weapons by a leader whose country has had them for many many years, come in and blasted leaders and sent their soldiers to Hassan Hussein [having supplied him with weaponry] and when it did not suit them anymore… raped and pillaged Iraq. When are people going to think US are the good guys ? NKorea just flexing muscles.

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    Oct 2nd 2019, 6:24 PM

    That man is actually frightening. He’s like a little boy playing with his toys.

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    Oct 2nd 2019, 11:58 AM

    As you do before talks about nuclear arms enrichment.

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