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| Blasts kill dozens in Turkish town Reyhanli on Syria border | |
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| Car bombs have killed 40 people and injured 100 in the Turkish town of Reyhanli, near the Syrian border, Turkey's interior minister says. | Car bombs have killed 40 people and injured 100 in the Turkish town of Reyhanli, near the Syrian border, Turkey's interior minister says. |
| Muammer Guler told Turkey's NTV that two bombs had gone off in the town near the town hall and post office. | Muammer Guler told Turkey's NTV that two bombs had gone off in the town near the town hall and post office. |
| Video from the scene showed injured people being carried to safety in rubble-strewn streets, amid shattered buildings and twisted wrecks of cars. | Video from the scene showed injured people being carried to safety in rubble-strewn streets, amid shattered buildings and twisted wrecks of cars. |
| The town is an entry-point for refugees from the war in Syria. | The town is an entry-point for refugees from the war in Syria. |
| Local people attacked cars with Syrian number-plates and Syrian refugees after the attack, according to local media. | Local people attacked cars with Syrian number-plates and Syrian refugees after the attack, according to local media. |
| Emergency services looked for possible victims buried under the debris. | Emergency services looked for possible victims buried under the debris. |
| No group said they had carried out the attack. | No group said they had carried out the attack. |
| 'All necessary measures' | 'All necessary measures' |
| Responding to news of the bombing, Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said Turkey would protect itself. | Responding to news of the bombing, Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said Turkey would protect itself. |
| "There may be those who want to sabotage Turkey's peace, but we will not allow that," he said during a visit to Berlin. | "There may be those who want to sabotage Turkey's peace, but we will not allow that," he said during a visit to Berlin. |
| "No-one should attempt to test Turkey's power. Our security forces will take all necessary measures." | "No-one should attempt to test Turkey's power. Our security forces will take all necessary measures." |
| He added that the blasts had taken place to deflect attention from efforts to solve the Syrian crisis. | He added that the blasts had taken place to deflect attention from efforts to solve the Syrian crisis. |
| The border area of Reyhanli has itself been attacked in recent months. | The border area of Reyhanli has itself been attacked in recent months. |
| In February, an explosion near the town killed 17 people and wounded 30. | In February, an explosion near the town killed 17 people and wounded 30. |
| Five people were killed last October when a mortar round hit the Turkish border town of Akcakale. | Five people were killed last October when a mortar round hit the Turkish border town of Akcakale. |
| The Turkish government has been a key supporter of the Syrian opposition, and has allowed rebels as well as refugees on to its territory. | The Turkish government has been a key supporter of the Syrian opposition, and has allowed rebels as well as refugees on to its territory. |
| But tensions in the Reyhanli area have been high for several weeks, reports say, with clashes between Turkish and Syrian youths. | But tensions in the Reyhanli area have been high for several weeks, reports say, with clashes between Turkish and Syrian youths. |
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