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Blast rocks hospital in Mardin, Turkey, up to 50 reportedly injured Car bombs hit Kurdish areas in Turkey, dozens injured
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An explosion has hit a hospital in the Turkish province of Mardin, reportedly injuring nearly 50 people. Plumes of smoke can be seen in pictures posted on social media. A car bomb blast has hit a hospital in the Turkish province of Mardin, injuring up to 50 people, according to local reports. Another bomb went off in the city of Diyarbakir in southeast Turkey, injuring a number of policemen, Turkish officials say.
The blast occurred at a hospital in the city of Kiziltepe, located in southeast Turkey, close to the border with Syria.The blast occurred at a hospital in the city of Kiziltepe, located in southeast Turkey, close to the border with Syria.
According to HaberTurk, the explosion hit a police vehicle passing by the hospital. Gunfire was also heard from the site of the incident, the outlet adds.According to HaberTurk, the explosion hit a police vehicle passing by the hospital. Gunfire was also heard from the site of the incident, the outlet adds.
DETAILS TO FOLLOW In July three people, including one police officer, were killed in a car bomb attack on a police station in the volatile Mardin province. Turkish officials blamed the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) for the assault.
Southeast Turkey is a predominantly Kurdish populated area, where Ankara is conducting an operation against the PKK, which it considers a terrorist organization. However, the crackdown on the region saw claims of large-scale abuse by government forces against the civilian population.
Last month Human Rights Watch said Turkey is blocking all access for independent investigations into the alleged violence against civilians in southeast Turkey, and called for the UN to be allowed in to investigate.
Some of the alleged abuses against civilians include unlawful killings, mass displacement, and the unlawful destruction of private property, according to an HRW report.
“The government should promptly grant the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights permission to enter the area and investigate according to its standards,” HRW said in a statement.
According to Reuters, citing Turkish officials, the bomb that hit the police car was planted by Kurdish militants. The exact number of those injured remains unclear, with the outlet claiming at least 10 people were injured in the incident.