(Independent-UK) Elizabeth Davies - Osama bin Laden was behind the suicide attacks in Turkey which claimed 62 lives in Istanbul last month, according to a suspect under interrogation. Bin Laden directed the Turkish militants to attack a military base in Turkey used by the U.S., but they were foiled by tight security and bombed civilian targets instead, Turkish officials said. The bombers "planned and carried out the attack independently after receiving the blessing of bin Laden," said a Turkish intelligence official.
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