There was a bombing in the Ulus (pronounced Ulush) district of Ankara, near the city's main museum devouted to Anatolian artifacts. Six people were killed, including a Pakistani national, outside a shopping mall. Police identified the suicide bomber as Guvun Akkus, 28, from the eastern city of Sivas. The governor of the Ankara district said the man had links with the terrorist group The Kurdish Workers Party (PKK), and he had a history of disruptive behavior. The city of Ankara, the Turkish capital, was hosting an international conference. A plastic explosive used by PKK terrorists in the past caused the blast. It is the first major terrorist incident in Ankara, though Istanbul has been struck with several deadly attacks. There are international concerns that this and other possible terrorist acts in the future could propel Turkey to invade northern Iraq, where many PKK agents take refuge. At the present time, U.S. forces consider Kurds in Iraq to be among their few political allies in a war that has caused more than 3,000 military casualties and is projected to cost U.S. tax payers over a trillion dollars in the future. Turkey is also experiencing its fair share of political turmoil out of concerns that the Islamic-leaning AK Party will take over and Abdullah Gul, the current foreign minister, will become president. His wife wears a head scarf. Over 1.5 million protesters took the streets in Izmir out of this concern.
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