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'Many wounded' by car bomb at southeast Turkey police station - security 2 killed, over 20 wounded by car bomb at police station, southeast Turkey - reports
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Many people have been wounded in a car bomb attack on a police station in Turkey's Mardin province near the border with Syria, Reuters reports citing security sources. Two police officers have been killed in a car bomb attack on a police station in Turkey's Mardin province near the border with Syria, Dogan news agency reports. More than 20 people have also been wounded, according to hospital sources cited by Reuters.
The blast hit the town of Midyat north of the border.The blast hit the town of Midyat north of the border.
Local media reported several ambulances were dispatched to the scene. Thick smoke was seen rising from the damaged police station and was visible from across the town.Local media reported several ambulances were dispatched to the scene. Thick smoke was seen rising from the damaged police station and was visible from across the town.
The Turkish southeast is mostly Kurdish territory, where the government army is currently cracking down on militants from the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).The Turkish southeast is mostly Kurdish territory, where the government army is currently cracking down on militants from the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
The bombing comes a day after 11 people were killed in an explosion in Istanbul, the fourth this year. No one has claimed responsibility for that attack, but Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan blamed it on PKK.The bombing comes a day after 11 people were killed in an explosion in Istanbul, the fourth this year. No one has claimed responsibility for that attack, but Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan blamed it on PKK.
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DETAILS TO FOLLOW Ankara claims some 500 Turkish security personnel and 4,900 PKK fighters have been killed in the 10 months of the latest crackdown on the Kurds. Human rights groups have repeatedly raised concerns over civilian casualties in the region, but the exact figures have been difficult to verify, as access to conflict areas in Turkey’s southeast is limited.