Istanbul - A Greek monk was injured in a bomb attack on the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate at the Phanar in Istanbul, church officials said yesterday. The home-made bomb or grenade was thrown over a wall of the Patriarchate. "It did not go off immediately . . . Then it was like a sonic boom," a church official said.
Monk injured by bomb
Istanbul - A Greek monk was injured in a bomb attack on the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate at the Phanar in Istanbul, church officials…
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