December 1, 2003 - 23:03 AMT
ISTANBUL BOMBER NATIVE OF ANKARA
Turkish police established the identity of the suicide-bomber, who set off a car stuffed with explosives near the HSBC Bank in Istanbul November 20. As Governor of Istanbul Muammer Guler stated today, native of Ankara Ilias Kunjak pressed the button of the remote control of the bomb. Not to reveal the investigation secret the Governor did not provide any other data, ITAR-TASS agency reports. According to the data of the Turkish police, 57 people were killed and over 700 injured in the series of terrorist acts committed by the Islamic extremists at the synagogues and British representative offices in Istanbul November 15 and 20.