Terrified tourists lose out after Turkey bus bombing

ELAINE and her three friends had saved hard for their holiday to Kusadasi on August 1.

Thu, 21 Jul, 2005 - 01:00
Cormac O’Keeffe

Then, last Saturday, news broke that five people including 17-year-old Irish tourist Tara Whelan had been killed in a terrorist bus bombing in the Turkish resort.

"We're four young girls, so we're terrified after what happened, especially with reports saying there could be further bombings," said Elaine Harrington.

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