Nine charged for bomb attacks in Turkey

Nine people were charged with involvement in the suicide bombings of British targets that killed dozens of people in Istanbul, and Britain warned more attacks in Turkey could be imminent.

The suspects were charged with "belonging to, aiding and abetting an illegal organisation" after lengthy questioning, defence lawyer Selahattin Karahan said.

The attacks on the British Consulate and the Turkish headquarters of London-based banking giant HSBC, which killed 31 people, took place five days after suicide bomb attacks on two Istanbul synagogues killed 25 people.

The British Government said yesterday that it had received information that "further attacks may be imminent" in Turkey and advised citizens not to travel to the country, which sits on the fringes of Europe and the Middle East.

Police patrolled outside the gates of the British Embassy in Ankara, and barricades were placed on the road below the mission to block vehicles from stopping.