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| Antalya explosion: Turkey tourist resort hit by car blast 'injuring several' | |
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| Around a dozen people have been injured in an explosion in the tourist resort of Antalya in southern Turkey. | Around a dozen people have been injured in an explosion in the tourist resort of Antalya in southern Turkey. |
| Mayor Menderes Turel said the cause of the blast, inside a car parked outside the Antalya Trade and Industry Chamber, was not immediately known but added that it may not have been the result of a terror attack. | Mayor Menderes Turel said the cause of the blast, inside a car parked outside the Antalya Trade and Industry Chamber, was not immediately known but added that it may not have been the result of a terror attack. |
| About 10 or 12 people were hurt by flying glass, but none of the injuries were serious, he told NTV television. | About 10 or 12 people were hurt by flying glass, but none of the injuries were serious, he told NTV television. |
| The blast damaged at least four cars in the parking area and shattered glass panels inside the building, which is on the outskirts of the city. | The blast damaged at least four cars in the parking area and shattered glass panels inside the building, which is on the outskirts of the city. |
| The cause of the explosion was not immediately known but NTV television and other reports said it may have been caused by a car bomb left in the car park. | The cause of the explosion was not immediately known but NTV television and other reports said it may have been caused by a car bomb left in the car park. |
| Antalya Chamber of Trade and Industry head Davut Cetin told CNN Turk there were no fatalities in the explosion. | Antalya Chamber of Trade and Industry head Davut Cetin told CNN Turk there were no fatalities in the explosion. |
| The explosion occured as employees were arriving at the building for work, hours before the trade chamber was scheduled to hold a meeting to be attended by the mayor. | The explosion occured as employees were arriving at the building for work, hours before the trade chamber was scheduled to hold a meeting to be attended by the mayor. |
| Police sealed the trade center's perimeter in case of a second explosion. | Police sealed the trade center's perimeter in case of a second explosion. |
| Antalya is a major tourist resort on Turkey's Mediterranean coast. In August, two rockets hit a commercial facility near a resort town in the province, but caused no casualties. | Antalya is a major tourist resort on Turkey's Mediterranean coast. In August, two rockets hit a commercial facility near a resort town in the province, but caused no casualties. |
| It was not immediately clear who was responsible for that attack, but Kurdish and far-left militants have staged similar attacks, mostly against the security forces, in the past. | It was not immediately clear who was responsible for that attack, but Kurdish and far-left militants have staged similar attacks, mostly against the security forces, in the past. |
| Turkey has been hit by a series of deadly bombings this year, some of which have been blamed on the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), and some on Isis militants. | Turkey has been hit by a series of deadly bombings this year, some of which have been blamed on the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), and some on Isis militants. |
| In August a suicide bomber killed at least 50 people in an attack on a wedding party in the southeastern city of Gaziantep. | In August a suicide bomber killed at least 50 people in an attack on a wedding party in the southeastern city of Gaziantep. |
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