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Blast in Turkish cafe kills one

ANKARA (TURKEY) May 20. An explosion in a cafe at one of the city's busiest intersections killed one woman and wounded another during the morning rush hour on Tuesday, police said.

Police were investigating the cause of the explosion in the restroom of the Crocodile Cafe, which occupied two floors of a ten-story building in the commercial district of Kizilay. The blast shattered walls and windows in the building.

``I could see bits of flesh thrown all over the place,'' said Ali Vehbi, a student who arrived at the scene shortly after the blast, as he pointed to a small bloody spot on a window of a building opposite the cafe.

Police recovered the body of a woman from the debris of the restroom and carried it away in a bodybag.

News reports suggested that the woman may have been a suicide bomber or may have died when the bomb she was planting exploded prematurely, but police and interior ministry officials refused to confirm the reports.

AP

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