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| Explosion rocks SE Turkish city | Explosion rocks SE Turkish city |
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| A bomb attack has killed 10 people and injured at least 14 in Diyarbakir, in Turkey's mainly-Kurdish south-east, local officials say. | |
| Authorities said the blast, which occurred at a park in the poor Baglar area of the city, was probably detonated using a mobile phone timer. | Authorities said the blast, which occurred at a park in the poor Baglar area of the city, was probably detonated using a mobile phone timer. |
| At least five of the dead were reported to be children. | At least five of the dead were reported to be children. |
| The blast came as a US envoy arrived in Turkey for talks on curbing a wave of bombs blamed on Kurdish separatists. | The blast came as a US envoy arrived in Turkey for talks on curbing a wave of bombs blamed on Kurdish separatists. |
| Bomb attacks in tourist resorts and other cities in recent weeks have killed a total of 12 people and wounded dozens. | Bomb attacks in tourist resorts and other cities in recent weeks have killed a total of 12 people and wounded dozens. |
| One separatist militant group, the Kurdistan Freedom Falcons (Tac), has said it carried out those attacks. | One separatist militant group, the Kurdistan Freedom Falcons (Tac), has said it carried out those attacks. |
| It also warned on its website last week that it would turn "Turkey into hell". | It also warned on its website last week that it would turn "Turkey into hell". |
| Shattered | Shattered |
| The explosion happened at about 2100 local time (1800 GMT) at a park popular with locals in an area of the city largely populated by Kurdish migrants. | The explosion happened at about 2100 local time (1800 GMT) at a park popular with locals in an area of the city largely populated by Kurdish migrants. |
| Windows in nearby buildings were shattered and the dead and injured lay in the streets before emergency services reached the scene. | Windows in nearby buildings were shattered and the dead and injured lay in the streets before emergency services reached the scene. |
| The local governor's office said it suspected a bomb had been set off, but that investigations were continuing. | The local governor's office said it suspected a bomb had been set off, but that investigations were continuing. |
| Police cordoned off the site as rescue workers converged on the scene. | Police cordoned off the site as rescue workers converged on the scene. |
| Upsurge in violence | Upsurge in violence |
| Diyarbakir, the central city of Turkey's south-east, is a heartland of Kurdish separatist militancy. | Diyarbakir, the central city of Turkey's south-east, is a heartland of Kurdish separatist militancy. |
| The district mayor is from the Kurdish DTP political party, says the BBC's Sarah Rainsford in Istanbul, which recently called on the outlawed Kurdish separatist group the PKK to announce a ceasefire following an upsurge in violence in recent weeks. | The district mayor is from the Kurdish DTP political party, says the BBC's Sarah Rainsford in Istanbul, which recently called on the outlawed Kurdish separatist group the PKK to announce a ceasefire following an upsurge in violence in recent weeks. |
| The Tac group, which is said to be linked to the PKK, called on foreign tourists not to travel to the country following recent attacks. | The Tac group, which is said to be linked to the PKK, called on foreign tourists not to travel to the country following recent attacks. |
| Retired US air force General Joseph Ralston will meet Turkish officials in Ankara on Wednesday for talks on the Kurdish issue. | Retired US air force General Joseph Ralston will meet Turkish officials in Ankara on Wednesday for talks on the Kurdish issue. |