Bomb outside bank injures 3

A percussion bomb exploded outside a bank in the Fatih district of central Istanbul on 6 December 2008. The blast injured three people and blew out windows of the Vakif Bank. Authorities temporarily closed off streets in the area to prevent casualties should any subsequent attacks occur, but no further explosions were reported. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the bombing. Left-wing groups, Kurdish militants and domestic Islamist groups periodically stage such attacks in Istanbul.