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Events on Thursday 20 November 2003 1
2003Istanbul bombingsSynagogues, British consulate and HSBC attackedTwo pairs of truck bombings five days apart struck two synagogues, the British consulate and the local headquarters of HSBC in Istanbul, killing more than 50 people and wounding hundreds. A group linked to al-Qaeda claimed responsibility.