Terrorists struck against Jewish synagogues again with car bombs, this time in Istanbul:

At least 15 people were killed and 146 injured Saturday morning when two cars laden with explosives simultaneously detonated near two Jewish synagogues in Istanbul, according to the Turkish interior minister.

Turkish officials believe the explosions -- which took place early Saturday morning on the Jewish Sabbath -- were a coordinated terror attack.

Apparently the dead and injured were passers-by, as the synagogues were mostly empty.

Turkish media reported the Islamic Great Eastern Raiders Front had claimed responsibility for the attacks, but government officials in Ankara suspect the attacks were carried out by terrorists outside the country, possibly al Qaeda.

If it is al-Qaeda, they seem to be killing more Muslims than anyone else these days. It would appear that their ability to mount attacks has become greatly reduced to the Middle East area. Hopefully, all those idiots who thought that bin Laden was a great Islamic hero are understanding that psychotic fanatics like him strike anywhere, perhaps especially where his own people don't meet his expectations of purity.

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