Reagular reader Ruth de Calvo writes in to note that at least 20 people (including 2 foreign tourists) have been injured in a bomb blast in Turkey. The explosive device had been placed in a litter can near a bank in the centre of the resort of Cesme, some 70km (44 miles) from the port town of Izmir on the Aegean Sea.
Nobody has claimed the attack so far, but Islamist militants, far-left militants and Kurdish activists have been behind bombings in the past. As Dan has noted, however, we do seem to be at a node in al-Qaeda's Threat Cycle. The bombs, the diplomat attacks in Iraq, and recent actions in S. Asia all suggest we may be looking at an al-Qaeda "summer offensive." Unimpressive so far - let's keep the pressure on them across the board, so it stays that way.
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