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Several wounded in large explosion in southern Turkish city of Diyarbakir Four police officers reportedly killed in blast in southern Turkish city
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At least 14 people have been wounded when an explosion hit a passing police vehicle in the southeastern Turkish city of Diyarbakir on Thursday, according to a security source. Four police officers have been killed and about 20 people wounded after an explosion hit a passing police vehicle in the southeastern Turkish city of Diyarbakır on Thursday, according to a government official. A security source said the injured also included civilians.
A security source said the victims included civilians and police.
Broadcaster Habertürk TV said the blast on Thursday hit near a bus station in the city, the largest in the mainly Kurdish southeast. Ambulances rushed to the scene, Habertürk said.Broadcaster Habertürk TV said the blast on Thursday hit near a bus station in the city, the largest in the mainly Kurdish southeast. Ambulances rushed to the scene, Habertürk said.
The southeast has been scorched by waves of violence since a ceasefire between the militant Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) and the government collapsed last July.The southeast has been scorched by waves of violence since a ceasefire between the militant Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) and the government collapsed last July.
Prime minister Ahmet Davutoğlu, whose government has waged a relentless campaign against PKK rebels since last summer, was due on Friday to make a rare visit to Diyarbakir.Prime minister Ahmet Davutoğlu, whose government has waged a relentless campaign against PKK rebels since last summer, was due on Friday to make a rare visit to Diyarbakir.
Hundreds of security forces members, rebels and civilians have been killed since the PKK resumed its more than three-decade insurgency after a fragile truce collapsed last summer.Hundreds of security forces members, rebels and civilians have been killed since the PKK resumed its more than three-decade insurgency after a fragile truce collapsed last summer.
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