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Deadly car bomb hits police HQ near Diyarbakir, Turkey | |
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A car bomb blast has hit a police headquarters in south-eastern Turkey, killing five people and injuring at least 39, officials say. | |
A woman and a baby are among the dead. Rescuers are continuing to search through rubble at the scene in Cinar district, Diyarbakir province. | |
Officials blamed the blast on Kurdistan Worker's Party (PKK) militants, who are active in the mainly Kurdish province. | Officials blamed the blast on Kurdistan Worker's Party (PKK) militants, who are active in the mainly Kurdish province. |
No group has so far said it carried out the attack. | No group has so far said it carried out the attack. |
The bomb was detonated at the entrance of the Cinar district police complex, officials say. The blast also damaged nearby residential buildings, where the mother and baby were killed. | |
The attackers then reportedly fired rockets at the headquarters. | The attackers then reportedly fired rockets at the headquarters. |
Diyarbakir province has seen violent clashes between PKK separatists and the Turkish army in recent months. | Diyarbakir province has seen violent clashes between PKK separatists and the Turkish army in recent months. |
Last year, the city of Diyarbakir and a number of other areas in the south-east were put under curfew as part of a security crackdown. | Last year, the city of Diyarbakir and a number of other areas in the south-east were put under curfew as part of a security crackdown. |
This followed a bomb blast that left 16 soldiers dead and a rebel ambush that killed 14 police officers - both incidents in the east. | This followed a bomb blast that left 16 soldiers dead and a rebel ambush that killed 14 police officers - both incidents in the east. |
A ceasefire between the army and the PKK collapsed in July, and Turkish jets have since bombed PKK bases in northern Iraq and the army launched a ground operation there. | A ceasefire between the army and the PKK collapsed in July, and Turkish jets have since bombed PKK bases in northern Iraq and the army launched a ground operation there. |
Turkey is also part of a US-led coalition that has been carrying out air strikes against Islamic State (IS) militants in Iraq and Syria. | Turkey is also part of a US-led coalition that has been carrying out air strikes against Islamic State (IS) militants in Iraq and Syria. |
However, Ankara has been accused of hitting mostly PKK targets, angering Kurds who are themselves fighting IS in the two countries. | However, Ankara has been accused of hitting mostly PKK targets, angering Kurds who are themselves fighting IS in the two countries. |