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Four suspected bombmakers have been killed and 17 people wounded after an explosion ripped through a village in Turkey’s mainly Kurdish south-east, security sources and the interior ministry said. | Four suspected bombmakers have been killed and 17 people wounded after an explosion ripped through a village in Turkey’s mainly Kurdish south-east, security sources and the interior ministry said. |
The blast occurred on Thursday night in the Sarikamis district, about 25km (15 miles) from the city of Diyarbakir, as alleged Kurdistan Workers party (PKK) militants loaded explosives on to a small truck, according to the ministry. Electricity in Sarikamis was cut and homes near the blast site suffered damage, CNN Turk reported. | The blast occurred on Thursday night in the Sarikamis district, about 25km (15 miles) from the city of Diyarbakir, as alleged Kurdistan Workers party (PKK) militants loaded explosives on to a small truck, according to the ministry. Electricity in Sarikamis was cut and homes near the blast site suffered damage, CNN Turk reported. |
A photograph taken from a police helicopter and provided to reporters by the ministry showed what appeared to be a massive crater in a field caused by the explosion. Two of the wounded were in critical condition, security sources said. Witnesses reported hearing the explosion as far away as Diyarbakir. | A photograph taken from a police helicopter and provided to reporters by the ministry showed what appeared to be a massive crater in a field caused by the explosion. Two of the wounded were in critical condition, security sources said. Witnesses reported hearing the explosion as far away as Diyarbakir. |
The blast followed a car bomb attack near a military facility earlier the same day in an Istanbul suburb that wounded seven people, and a car bombing in Diyarbakir on Tuesday that targeted police and killed three people. | The blast followed a car bomb attack near a military facility earlier the same day in an Istanbul suburb that wounded seven people, and a car bombing in Diyarbakir on Tuesday that targeted police and killed three people. |
Turkey has been hit by a series of bombings this year, including two suicide attacks in tourist areas of Istanbul blamed on Islamic State, and two car bombings in the capital, Ankara, which killed a total of 66 people. A PKK offshoot claimed responsibility. | Turkey has been hit by a series of bombings this year, including two suicide attacks in tourist areas of Istanbul blamed on Islamic State, and two car bombings in the capital, Ankara, which killed a total of 66 people. A PKK offshoot claimed responsibility. |
After the blast, security forces set up checkpoints at Sarikamis and searched vehicles entering and leaving the village. | After the blast, security forces set up checkpoints at Sarikamis and searched vehicles entering and leaving the village. |
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