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| 3 killed, 45 injured after explosion rocks Diyarbakir, Turkey – governor's office | 3 killed, 45 injured after explosion rocks Diyarbakir, Turkey – governor's office |
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| Three people were killed and 45 others injured when a car bomb targeted a police vehicle near the center of the southeastern city of Diyarbakir, Turkey, according to the the local governor's office. Twelve police officers were among the wounded. | Three people were killed and 45 others injured when a car bomb targeted a police vehicle near the center of the southeastern city of Diyarbakir, Turkey, according to the the local governor's office. Twelve police officers were among the wounded. |
| Five of those injured were jail inmates being moved while under police custody, a security source told Reuters. A senior official said some of them were members of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) and that they may have been targeted for being suspected informants. | |
| The explosives were detonated from a distance as the armored police van passed, according to the governor's office. | |
| A witness told Reuters that a big explosion could be heard in the city center, followed by ambulance sirens. Black smoke rose over the scene and debris was scattered around the area. | |
| The blast damaged several nearby buildings, Ajans Urfa newspaper reported. | The blast damaged several nearby buildings, Ajans Urfa newspaper reported. |
| Diyarbakir has seen a significant amount of violence in recent months, after Ankara launched an offensive against the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in the country's southeast. | Diyarbakir has seen a significant amount of violence in recent months, after Ankara launched an offensive against the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in the country's southeast. |
| The city is known as the unofficial capital of the Turkish Kurds. |