Three bombs were thrown into the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate in Istanbul on Saturday but were discovered and defused shortly before they were set to explode, Reuter reports from Istanbul. Letters found near by were signed by the Islamic Attackers of the Great East, an underground group of Muslim militants.
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