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Turkey explosion: Gaziantep police station hit by blast | Turkey explosion: Gaziantep police station hit by blast |
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At least one person has died and 14 were injured by an explosion near the main police station in the Turkish city of Gaziantep, officials say. | |
The blast hit the southern city, 10km (six miles) from the Syrian border, at about 09:30 local time (06:30 GMT). | |
CNN Turk reported that the blast was heard several kilometres away. | CNN Turk reported that the blast was heard several kilometres away. |
Turkey has been hit by a series of deadly blasts over the past year, linked either to Kurdish militants or the so-called Islamic State (IS). | |
At least nine of those injured in Gaziantep were police officers, Turkey's Anadolu Agency reported. | |
A police station in the city was also struck by a deadly explosion in February 2012. |