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Turkish blast: Several dead as Kayseri bus hit Turkish bus attack: 13 off-duty soldiers killed by car bomb
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A suspected suicide car bomb in Turkey has killed 13 soldiers aboard a bus and wounded 55 more, Turkish officials say.A suspected suicide car bomb in Turkey has killed 13 soldiers aboard a bus and wounded 55 more, Turkish officials say.
The blast destroyed a bus carrying soldiers who had been allowed to visit a local market. An army spokesman said civilians may also have been injured.The blast destroyed a bus carrying soldiers who had been allowed to visit a local market. An army spokesman said civilians may also have been injured.
Images from the scene showed the bus reduced to a smouldering wreck with a massive hole punched in one side.Images from the scene showed the bus reduced to a smouldering wreck with a massive hole punched in one side.
The explosion comes a week after 44 people were killed by a bomb attack in Istanbul claimed by Kurdish militants. Regional governor Suleyman Kamci said the Kayseri attack was carried out by a suicide bomber parked next to the bus.
Regional governor Suleyman Kamci said that the Kayseri attack was carried out by a suicide bomber parked next to the bus. The explosion comes a week after 44 people were killed by a bomb attack in Istanbul claimed by the militants of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK).
Turkey has suffered a series of fatal bombings in 2016 at the hands of both Kurdish militants and jihadists. Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmu said the materials used in the Kayseri attack were similar to those used in Istanbul.
Deputy Prime Minister Veysi Kaynak said the attack in Kayseri was "unfortunately similar" to the attack by Kurdish militants in Istanbul. "All indications at present point to the PKK," he said.
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was informed of the attack and Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu was on his way to the city, the state-run Anadolu news agency said. President Tayyip Erdogan said that Kuridh militants were attempting to "trip up Turkey, cut its strength and have it focus its energy and forces elsewhere".
The government has imposed a temporary black-out on coverage of the explosion. The government imposed a temporary black-out on media coverage in the wake of the blast.
The instruction from the prime minister's office urged the media to refrain from publishing anything that may cause "fear in the public, panic and disorder and which may serve the aims of terrorist organizations", the Associated Press reported. An instruction from the prime minister's office urged the media to refrain from publishing anything that may cause "fear in the public, panic and disorder and which may serve the aims of terrorist organizations", the Associated Press reported.
Turkey has suffered a series of fatal bombings in 2016 at the hands of both the Kurdish militants and jihadists.