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Explosion reported in Turkey’s Diyarbakir; 4 deaths reported Turkish agencies: Bomb in Diyarbakir kills 6 police officers
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DIYARBAKIR, Turkey — Turkish news agencies say four policemen were killed and 14 people were wounded Thursday in an explosion near a bus terminal in the mainly Kurdish city of Diyarbakir. DIYARBAKIR, Turkey — Six police officers were killed Thursday in an explosion caused by a bomb-laden car in the mainly Kurdish city of Diyarbakir, Turkish news agencies reported. The explosives detonated as a vehicle carrying special forces and riot police passed by.
The state-run Anadolu Agency said a bomb detonated as a special forces vehicle passed by and that civilians were among the wounded. A local official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because there had not been a formal announcement, said all the dead were members of the security forces.
The private Dogan news agency reported the same toll and attributed the explosion to a car bomb. The agency blamed “terrorists” for the incident, using the government designation for Kurdish rebels. The state-run Anadolu Agency reported six dead and 23 wounded, including nine civilians, in the attack near a bus terminal. It said a vehicle carrying special forces was caught in the blast.
An opposition politician based in Diyarbakir, Omer Tastan, confirmed there had been an explosion in the city in southeastern Turkey, which has suffered renewed violence between security forces and Kurdish militants. The private Dogan news agency also reported six dead and 23 injured. It blamed “terrorists” for the incident, using the government designation for Kurdish rebels.
The blast damaged several cars and shattered almost all the windows of a high rise in the area. The blast damaged several cars and shattered almost all the windows of a high rise building in the area.
At least six ambulances deployed to collect casualties and security forces rushed to seal off the area.At least six ambulances deployed to collect casualties and security forces rushed to seal off the area.
A military hospital where some of the wounded were reportedly taken declined to comment on casualties. The attack comes one day before Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu is due to visit the city, including the historic Sur district where several neighborhoods are under curfew.
Turkey has been imposing curfews in several districts of the southeast since August to flush out militants linked to the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK. The Kurdish rebels have set up barricades, dug trenches and planted explosives to keep security forces at bay.
The military operations have raised concerns over human rights violations and scores of civilian deaths. Tens of thousands of people have been displaced in the fighting.
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Soguel reported from Istanbul. Ayse Wieting in Istanbul also contributed.
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