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| Turkey: Car bomb targets Gaziantep police HQ | |
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| At least one person has died and 13 were injured in a car bomb blast near a police headquarters in the Turkish city of Gaziantep, officials say. | |
| The blast hit the southern city, 10km (six miles) from the Syrian border, at about 09:30 local time (06:30 GMT). | The blast hit the southern city, 10km (six miles) from the Syrian border, at about 09:30 local time (06:30 GMT). |
| CNN Turk said the blast was heard several kilometres away. | CNN Turk said the blast was heard several kilometres away. |
| Turkey has been hit by a series of deadly blasts over the past year, linked either to Kurdish militants or so-called Islamic State (IS). | Turkey has been hit by a series of deadly blasts over the past year, linked either to Kurdish militants or so-called Islamic State (IS). |
| Ankara, Istanbul and Bursa are among cities that have been targeted by suicide bombings. | Ankara, Istanbul and Bursa are among cities that have been targeted by suicide bombings. |
| Nine of the injured were police officers, Gaziantep's regional governor was quoted as saying. | Nine of the injured were police officers, Gaziantep's regional governor was quoted as saying. |
| How dangerous is Turkey's instability? | |
| Some reports said gunfire was heard after the blast. There was no immediate word on who is behind the latest blast. | Some reports said gunfire was heard after the blast. There was no immediate word on who is behind the latest blast. |
| Gaziantep is known to have several IS cells. | Gaziantep is known to have several IS cells. |
| In another development, Turkish police detained four suspected IS members, the Anadolu news agency reports. | |
| The four were thought to be preparing to launch an attack in Ankara during Sunday's May Day parades. | |
| Separately three Turkish soldiers were killed and 14 others wounded in an attack that the army blamed on Kurdish militants of the PKK. | |
| An army statement said the attack took place in Mardin province, where the army has been conducting a military operation against the PKK. | |
| Are you in Gaziantep? Have you been affected by this story? Contact us if it is safe to do so. Email haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk. | Are you in Gaziantep? Have you been affected by this story? Contact us if it is safe to do so. Email haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk. |
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