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Car Bomb Kills Four Turkish Police Officers in Diyarbakir Car Bomb Kills 4 Turkish Police Officers in Diyarbakir
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DIYARBAKIR — A car bomb attack killed four Turkish police officers and wounded 20 other people in the southeastern city of Diyarbakir on Thursday, a government official said, the latest violence to hit the biggest city in the largely Kurdish region. DIYARBAKIR, Turkey — A car bomb killed four Turkish police officers and wounded 20 other people in the southeastern city of Diyarbakir on Thursday, a government official said, the latest violence to hit the biggest city in the largely Kurdish region.
The attack targeted a minibus carrying members of the police special forces, a security source said, adding that civilians were also among the wounded. The explosion hit the vehicle as it passed near a bus station in Diyarbakir, broadcaster Haberturk TV said. Ambulances rushed to the scene, it said. The attack targeted a minibus carrying members of the police special forces, a security source said, adding that civilians were also among the wounded. The explosion hit the vehicle as it passed near a bus station in Diyarbakir, the broadcaster Haberturk TV said. Ambulances rushed to the scene, it said.
The southeast has been scorched by waves of violence since a ceasefire between the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) and the government collapsed last July. The southeast has been scorched by waves of violence since a cease-fire between the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or P.K.K., and the government collapsed last July.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack. A PKK offshoot has claimed two car bomb attacks this year in the capital Ankara. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack. A P.K.K. offshoot has claimed responsibility for two car bombings this year in the capital, Ankara.
The first, on February 17, targeted a military bus and killed 29 people, most of them soldiers. The second, just under a month later, tore through a crowded transport hub and killed 37 people.The first, on February 17, targeted a military bus and killed 29 people, most of them soldiers. The second, just under a month later, tore through a crowded transport hub and killed 37 people.
Turkey, a NATO member, faces multiple security threats. As part of a U.S.-led coalition, it is fighting Islamic State in neighboring Syria and Iraq. In the southeast, the collapse of the two-and-a-half-year ceasefire has meanwhile triggered some of the worst violence since the 1990s. Turkey, a NATO member, faces multiple security threats. As part of an American-led coalition, it is fighting the Islamic State in neighboring Syria and Iraq. In the southeast, the collapse of the two-and-a-half-year cease-fire has meanwhile set off some of the worst violence since the 1990s.
In Istanbul this month a suicide bomber, who the government said was a member of Islamic State, killed three Israeli tourists and an Iranian. In Istanbul this month, a suicide bomber, who the government said was a member of Islamic State, killed three Israeli tourists and an Iranian.