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Bomb Blast in Turkey Injures Two

ISTANBUL, Turkey – A bomb exploded Saturday at an Istanbul cafe frequented by tourists, injuring at least two people, police said. The blast at a cafe near the city’s Galata bridge (search) was caused by either a remote-controlled bomb or a bomb with a timer, police said. A Dutch citizen …

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Calls to Aruba

Want Greta’s blog delivered directly to your e-mail box? Click here to sign up! Feeling a bit “land-locked” Tuesday, I made a bunch of phone calls to Aruba to get more information. I spoke briefly — very briefly – with Police Commissioner Jan van der Straaten (search). He was not …

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Democrats Criticize Chertoff Comments

WASHINGTON – The government must focus on preventing airline hijackings and other terror threats that could inflict mass casualties, and is limited in the help it can give cities and states to protect trains and buses, Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff (search) said Thursday. His comments, in an Associated Press …

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