Istanbul Bombings

Car bombs exploded outside two synagogues in Istanbul today, killing 24 people. Turkey and Israel both say they believe al-Qaeda had a hand in the attacks, although a local group called the Great Eastern Islamic Raiders' Front has claimed responsibility. Both of these could be true, as I think it would be a mistake to consider terrorist networks as sealed compartments, and al-Qaeda could have links to this Turkish group the say way they do with Ansar al-Islam in Iraq and the JI in Indonesia.