A message of condolence has been sent by Pope Benedict XVI to victims of a bus bombing in Turkey, which he called a "horrible attack".
The bombing took place in the popular Aegean beach resort of Kusadasi on Saturday, killing five and injuring at least 12. Among those dead were a British woman, Helen Bennett, 23, of Spennymoor, Co Durham, an Irish teenager, Tara Whelan, 17, of Kilmeaden, Co Waterford, Ireland and three Turks.
Ms Bennett’s boyfriend, Stephen Stables and her brother Adam Brown, were those injured.
The bombing was thought to have been the work of a suicide bomber, although the evidence now suggests that a timer or remote control was used to detonate the device, the governor saying resolutely, "There was no suicide bomber."
Although no group has come out to claim responsibility for the attack, it has been attributed to Kurdish guerrillas.
-
Ash Wednesday from ancient tradition to modern practice
-
Why do Christians observe Shrove Tuesday?
-
What is the biblical basis of Ash Wednesday?
-
Church of England winds down Living in Love and Faith as deep divisions remain over same-sex blessings
-
All Nations Christian College to sell campus and move courses online
-
Civil rights leader Rev Jesse Jackson dies at 84
Most Popular
News
Sudan authorities use bureaucracy to stop church rebuilding and worship
Authorities in Sudan are obstructing efforts by a church to rebuild and even to use their place of worship
Ramadan ‘offers a unique opportunity’ to share the Gospel, says missiologist
Dr Emil Saleem Shehadeh has some sage advice for how Christians can engage with their Muslim neighbours and colleagues during Ramadan.
David Tudor hit with another lifetime ministry ban
Having already been banned, the latest sanction merely reinforces an earlier decision.
Armenia’s Christian civilization is under existential threat - the UK must not stand idly by
The constellation of powers that produced the eradication of the Armenian Christian presence in Nagorno Karabakh now have their sights on the Republic of Armenia itself.