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| Explosion rocks SE Turkish city | Explosion rocks SE Turkish city |
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| At least seven people have been killed in an explosion in the Turkish city of Diyarbakir, in the mainly-Kurdish south east of the country, officials say. | At least seven people have been killed in an explosion in the Turkish city of Diyarbakir, in the mainly-Kurdish south east of the country, officials say. |
| At least five of the dead are reported to be children. | At least five of the dead are reported to be children. |
| Some 17 people were injured in the blast, which occurred at a park in the city's Baglar district. | Some 17 people were injured in the blast, which occurred at a park in the city's Baglar district. |
| "We suspect it was a bomb," a senior security official told AFP news agency, adding that the police had not yet reached a definite conclusion. | "We suspect it was a bomb," a senior security official told AFP news agency, adding that the police had not yet reached a definite conclusion. |
| Officials in the local governor's office said the explosion was caused by a bomb set off by a mobile phone timer, the Associated Press news agency reported. | Officials in the local governor's office said the explosion was caused by a bomb set off by a mobile phone timer, the Associated Press news agency reported. |
| As rescue workers converged on the scene, police cordoned off the site and launched an investigation. | As rescue workers converged on the scene, police cordoned off the site and launched an investigation. |
| Diyarbakir, the central city of the south-east, is a heartland of Kurdish separatist militancy. | Diyarbakir, the central city of the south-east, is a heartland of Kurdish separatist militancy. |
| The BBC's Sarah Rainsford, in Istanbul, describes Baglar as a poor area of the city, where most residents are Kurdish migrants. | The BBC's Sarah Rainsford, in Istanbul, describes Baglar as a poor area of the city, where most residents are Kurdish migrants. |
| The district mayor is from the Kurdish DTP political party, she adds, which recently called on the Kurdish separatist group the PKK to announce a ceasefire following an upsurge in violence in recent weeks. | |
| String of bombs | String of bombs |
| A string of bomb attacks in Turkish tourist resorts and other cities in recent weeks have killed a total of 12 people and wounded dozens. | A string of bomb attacks in Turkish tourist resorts and other cities in recent weeks have killed a total of 12 people and wounded dozens. |
| One separatist militant group, the Kurdistan Freedom Falcons (Tac), has said it carried out those attacks. | One separatist militant group, the Kurdistan Freedom Falcons (Tac), has said it carried out those attacks. |
| It has also warned on its website last week that it would turn "Turkey into hell". | It has also warned on its website last week that it would turn "Turkey into hell". |
| The group, which is said to be linked to the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), called on foreign tourists not to travel to the country. | The group, which is said to be linked to the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), called on foreign tourists not to travel to the country. |
| The suspected bomb came shortly after a US envoy arrived in Ankara for talks on increasing US-Turkish co-operation against Kurdish rebels. | The suspected bomb came shortly after a US envoy arrived in Ankara for talks on increasing US-Turkish co-operation against Kurdish rebels. |
| Retired US air force general Joseph Ralston is due to hold talks with Turkish officials on Wednesday. | Retired US air force general Joseph Ralston is due to hold talks with Turkish officials on Wednesday. |