Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton has said the terror attack in Turkey is a reminder that the US cannot retreat from this part of the world and needs to deepen co-operation with allies in the Middle East and Europe to take on this threat. 
 
&quot;Today&#39;s attack in Istanbul only strengthens our resolve to defeat the forces of terrorism and radical jihadism around the world. And it reminds us that the United States cannot retreat,&quot; Clinton said in a statement yesterday. 
 
&quot;We must deepen our cooperation with our allies and partners in the Middle East and Europe to take on this threat,&quot; she said, adding that such cooperation is essential to protecting homeland and keeping the country safe. 
 
&quot;Yet another terrorist attack, this time in Turkey. Will the world ever realise what is going on? So sad,&quot; Republican presumptive presidential nominee Donald Trump tweeted. 
 
&quot;We must do everything possible to keep this horrible terrorism outside the United States,&quot; Trump said. 
 
In a statement, the Trump campaign said the terrorist threat has never been greater. 
 
&quot;Our enemies are brutal and ruthless and will do anything to murder those who do not bend to their will. We must take steps now to protect America from terrorists, and do everything in our power to improve our security to keep America safe,&quot; the Trump campaign said. 
 
Former Republican presidential candidate and Florida senator Marco Rubio said the US stands with ally Turkey in condemning this attack. 
 
&quot;We stand ready to assist them as we learn more about the perpetrators responsible for this,&quot; he said. 
 
House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer said the attack in Istanbul was a heinous assault on a key US ally and the Turkish people should know with certainty that the American people stand in solidarity with them in this difficult hour. 
 
&quot;Whenever terrorists attack a major global transit point, as they did a few months ago in Brussels and again today in Istanbul, they seek to erect barriers of fear that divide the free nations of the world. But we will not be divided,&quot; Hoyer said. 
 
&quot;We will stand together to meet the challenge of groups like ISIS which represent the antithesis of our most important values - democracy, individual freedom, and opportunity for all,&quot; he said.&nbsp; 
 
(PTI)

US needs to deepen co-operation with allies in the Middle East and Europe to take on the threat of terrorism and radical jihadism, she said

Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton has said the terror attack in Turkey is a reminder that the US cannot retreat from this part of the world and needs to deepen co-operation with allies in the Middle East and Europe to take on this threat. "Today's attack in Istanbul only strengthens our resolve to defeat the forces of terrorism and radical jihadism around the world. And it reminds us that the United States cannot retreat," Clinton said in a statement yesterday. "We must deepen our cooperation with our allies and partners in the Middle East and Europe to take on this threat," she said, adding that such cooperation is essential to protecting homeland and keeping the country safe. "Yet another terrorist attack, this time in Turkey. Will the world ever realise what is going on? So sad," Republican presumptive presidential nominee Donald Trump tweeted. "We must do everything possible to keep this horrible terrorism outside the United States," Trump said. In a statement, the Trump campaign said the terrorist threat has never been greater. "Our enemies are brutal and ruthless and will do anything to murder those who do not bend to their will. We must take steps now to protect America from terrorists, and do everything in our power to improve our security to keep America safe," the Trump campaign said. Former Republican presidential candidate and Florida senator Marco Rubio said the US stands with ally Turkey in condemning this attack. "We stand ready to assist them as we learn more about the perpetrators responsible for this," he said. House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer said the attack in Istanbul was a heinous assault on a key US ally and the Turkish people should know with certainty that the American people stand in solidarity with them in this difficult hour. "Whenever terrorists attack a major global transit point, as they did a few months ago in Brussels and again today in Istanbul, they seek to erect barriers of fear that divide the free nations of the world. But we will not be divided," Hoyer said. "We will stand together to meet the challenge of groups like ISIS which represent the antithesis of our most important values - democracy, individual freedom, and opportunity for all," he said. (PTI)

Hillary Clinton says Turkey terror attack reminds US cannot retreat

Security was stepped up at Madrid&#39;s airport on Wednesday, and passengers travelling to Turkey waited for updated flight information after after a series of blasts at Istanbul&#39;s Ataturk airport. 
 
Extra police cars and armed officers were seen outside the airport&#39;s terminal two, where flights depart for Istanbul. 
 
Spanish police declined to confirm whether the heavier security was a direct result of the attacks in Turkey. 
 
Spain maintains the country&#39;s terror alert level at four, the second highest there is. 
 
Spain&#39;s airport operator AENA said flights between Madrid and Istanbul were operating with several hours&#39; delay, but that there were no cancellations on Wednesday. 
 
Most passengers said they were intending to continue with their travel plans despite the situation in Istanbul. 
 
Around 236,000 Spanish tourists visited Turkey in 2015, according to the Turkish Embassy in Madrid. Istanbul&#39;s Ataturk Airport is well connected with Spain, with flights to Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia, Malaga and Bilbao. 
 
The attack on Europe&#39;s third-busiest airport was the deadliest in a series of suicide bombings this year in Turkey. 
 
(Reuters)

Flights between Madrid and Istanbul were delayed by up to several hours, but there were no cancellations

Security was stepped up at Madrid's airport on Wednesday, and passengers travelling to Turkey waited for updated flight information after after a series of blasts at Istanbul's Ataturk airport. Extra police cars and armed officers were seen outside the airport's terminal two, where flights depart for Istanbul. Spanish police declined to confirm whether the heavier security was a direct result of the attacks in Turkey. Spain maintains the country's terror alert level at four, the second highest there is. Spain's airport operator AENA said flights between Madrid and Istanbul were operating with several hours' delay, but that there were no cancellations on Wednesday. Most passengers said they were intending to continue with their travel plans despite the situation in Istanbul. Around 236,000 Spanish tourists visited Turkey in 2015, according to the Turkish Embassy in Madrid. Istanbul's Ataturk Airport is well connected with Spain, with flights to Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia, Malaga and Bilbao. The attack on Europe's third-busiest airport was the deadliest in a series of suicide bombings this year in Turkey. (Reuters)

Madrid airport strengthens security after Istanbul attacks

Turkish police fired tear gas in central Istanbul today to disperse dozens of activists attempting to gather to mark the annual Gay Pride week after authorities banned their march. 
 
The Gay Pride march, which had taken place without incident every year since 2003 with the exception of last year, had been called off on Friday, but hundreds of policemen were still deployed near Taksim Square. 
 
At least seven activists were detained, protesters said, while police chased others into side streets, some of which were shut to traffic. 
 
The Istanbul governor&#39;s office last week said the march had been banned out of concern for public order. Security in the city is already tight after a series of bombings in recent months blamed on Islamic State and Kurdish militants. 
 
But an ultra-nationalist youth group had also threatened violence if the march went ahead, calling it immoral. 
 
Last Sunday, Istanbul riot police used tear gas and rubber pellets to disperse a march for transgender people, which had also been banned. 
 
(Reuters)

Activists gathered after Istanbul's governor banned the annual Gay Pride march out of concern for public order

Turkish police fired tear gas in central Istanbul today to disperse dozens of activists attempting to gather to mark the annual Gay Pride week after authorities banned their march. The Gay Pride march, which had taken place without incident every year since 2003 with the exception of last year, had been called off on Friday, but hundreds of policemen were still deployed near Taksim Square. At least seven activists were detained, protesters said, while police chased others into side streets, some of which were shut to traffic. The Istanbul governor's office last week said the march had been banned out of concern for public order. Security in the city is already tight after a series of bombings in recent months blamed on Islamic State and Kurdish militants. But an ultra-nationalist youth group had also threatened violence if the march went ahead, calling it immoral. Last Sunday, Istanbul riot police used tear gas and rubber pellets to disperse a march for transgender people, which had also been banned. (Reuters)

Turkish police fire tear gas in Istanbul to disperse Gay Pride activists

Turkish riot police fired rubber bullets and tear gas to break up a rally of about 50 members of the LGBT community in Istanbul on Sunday, an AFP correspondent said. 
 
Several hundred policeman surrounded the city`s main Taksim Square to prevent the demonstration taking place during the Muslim holy month of Ramzan 
(AFP)

Hundreds of policemen surround the area to prevent 50-LGBT members from demonstrating during Ramzan

Turkish riot police fired rubber bullets and tear gas to break up a rally of about 50 members of the LGBT community in Istanbul on Sunday, an AFP correspondent said. Several hundred policeman surrounded the city`s main Taksim Square to prevent the demonstration taking place during the Muslim holy month of Ramzan (AFP)

Riot police fires rubber bullets and tear gas at LGBT rally in Istanbul

&nbsp;A car&nbsp;bomb&nbsp;ripped through a&nbsp;police&nbsp;bus in central&nbsp;Istanbul&nbsp;during the morning rush hour on Tuesday, killing 11 people and wounding 36 near the main tourist district, a major university and the mayor&#39;s office. 
 
The car was detonated as&nbsp;police&nbsp;buses passed,&nbsp;Istanbul&nbsp;Governor Vasip Sahin told reporters, in the fourth major&nbsp;bombing in Turkey&#39;s biggest city this year. There was no immediate claim of responsibility but Kurdish militants have staged similar&nbsp;attacks, including one last month inIstanbul. 
 
&quot;A car-bomb&nbsp;attack&nbsp;was made against vehicles carrying our rapid-response&nbsp;police&nbsp;and passing by on the road, resulting in seven&nbsp;police&nbsp;and four civilians losing their lives,&quot; Sahin said. 
 
Three of the 36 wounded were in critical condition, he added. 
 
The blast hit the Vezneciler district, between the headquarters of the local municipality and the campus of&nbsp;Istanbul&nbsp;University, not far from the city&#39;s historic heart. It shattered shop windows and scattered rubble over nearby streets. 
 
&quot;There was a loud bang, we thought it was lightning but right at that second the windows of the shop came down. It was extremely scary,&quot; said Cevher, a shopkeeper who declined to give his surname. The blast was strong enough to topple all the goods from the shelves of his store. 
 
The&nbsp;police&nbsp;bus that appeared to have borne the brunt of the blast was tipped onto its roof on the side of the road. A second&nbsp;police&nbsp;bus was also damaged. The charred wreckage of several other vehicles lined the street. 
 
Gunshots were heard in the area after the blast, the state-run Anadolu Agency reported. 
 
Turkey has suffered a spate of&nbsp;bombings this year, including two suicide&nbsp;attacks in tourist areas of&nbsp;Istanbul&nbsp;blamed on Islamic State, and two car&nbsp;bombings in the capital, Ankara, which were claimed by a Kurdish militant group. 
 
The outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) claimed responsibility for a May 12 car&nbsp;bombattack&nbsp;in&nbsp;Istanbul&nbsp;that wounded seven people. In that&nbsp;attack, a parked car was also blown up as a bus carrying security force personnel passed by. 
 
The PKK, which has waged an armed insurgency against the Turkish state since 1984, frequently targets passing&nbsp;police&nbsp;and military vehicles with remote-controlled car&nbsp;bombs in itsattacks in the largely Kurdish southeast.

A car bomb in central Istanbul killed 11 people and wounded 36 today. The car was detonated as?police?buses passed,?Istanbul?Governor Vasip Sahin told reporters

A car bomb ripped through a police bus in central Istanbul during the morning rush hour on Tuesday, killing 11 people and wounding 36 near the main tourist district, a major university and the mayor's office. The car was detonated as police buses passed, Istanbul Governor Vasip Sahin told reporters, in the fourth major bombing in Turkey's biggest city this year. There was no immediate claim of responsibility but Kurdish militants have staged similar attacks, including one last month inIstanbul. "A car-bomb attack was made against vehicles carrying our rapid-response police and passing by on the road, resulting in seven police and four civilians losing their lives," Sahin said. Three of the 36 wounded were in critical condition, he added. The blast hit the Vezneciler district, between the headquarters of the local municipality and the campus of Istanbul University, not far from the city's historic heart. It shattered shop windows and scattered rubble over nearby streets. "There was a loud bang, we thought it was lightning but right at that second the windows of the shop came down. It was extremely scary," said Cevher, a shopkeeper who declined to give his surname. The blast was strong enough to topple all the goods from the shelves of his store. The police bus that appeared to have borne the brunt of the blast was tipped onto its roof on the side of the road. A second police bus was also damaged. The charred wreckage of several other vehicles lined the street. Gunshots were heard in the area after the blast, the state-run Anadolu Agency reported. Turkey has suffered a spate of bombings this year, including two suicide attacks in tourist areas of Istanbul blamed on Islamic State, and two car bombings in the capital, Ankara, which were claimed by a Kurdish militant group. The outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) claimed responsibility for a May 12 car bombattack in Istanbul that wounded seven people. In that attack, a parked car was also blown up as a bus carrying security force personnel passed by. The PKK, which has waged an armed insurgency against the Turkish state since 1984, frequently targets passing police and military vehicles with remote-controlled car bombs in itsattacks in the largely Kurdish southeast.

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