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Turkey attacks: Blasts targeting police and soldiers kill at least 12 | |
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At least 12 people have been killed and 219 wounded in three bomb attacks in Turkey's southeast. | |
Blasts at police stations in Van and Elazig killed four police officers and two civilians, reports said. | |
Five soldiers and a village guard died when their vehicle was targeted in Bitlis province. | |
Turkish officials blamed the Kurdish militant group, the PKK, for the attacks, which took place outside Kurdish majority areas in the region. | |
"Our fight against terror will never cease," said President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. | |
The PKK has carried a series of bombings targeting the police in the largely Kurdish south-east since a ceasefire with the government broke down last year. | The PKK has carried a series of bombings targeting the police in the largely Kurdish south-east since a ceasefire with the government broke down last year. |
Last week, PKK commander Cemil Bayik threatened increased attacks against police in Turkish cities. | |
Ongoing conflict | Ongoing conflict |
Television footage showed plumes of smoke rising above the destroyed police building in Elazig. | Television footage showed plumes of smoke rising above the destroyed police building in Elazig. |
The force of the blast blew out nearby cars, uprooted trees and left a large crater outside the building. | The force of the blast blew out nearby cars, uprooted trees and left a large crater outside the building. |
The bombing in Van struck near a hall where a wedding party was in progression, sending the bride and groom and their guests fleeing in panic, AFP news agency reported. | |
At least eight people were killed in two attacks on police vehicles in nearby Diyarbakir and Kiziltepe last week. | At least eight people were killed in two attacks on police vehicles in nearby Diyarbakir and Kiziltepe last week. |
Since last month's failed coup in Turkey, there has been much talk of national unity. | Since last month's failed coup in Turkey, there has been much talk of national unity. |
But this has not included the pro-Kurdish political party which the Turkish authorities say supports the PKK, reports the BBC's Turkey correspondent Mark Lowen. | |
The pro-Kurdish HDP denies any link to the militants. | |
More than 180 PKK militants had been killed and 3,000 detained since the coup bid, Mr Erdogan said. |
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