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20 injured in car bomb attack on Turkish police station near Iranian border – reports 3 killed, 40 injured in car bomb attack on Turkish police station near Iranian border
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Around 20 people, including civilians, have been injured in a car bomb attack on a police station in Turkey’s eastern province of Van, which borders Iran, according to local media. At least three people have been killed and around 40, including civilians, injured in a car bomb attack on a police station in Turkey’s eastern province of Van, which borders Iran, according to a local government statement.
Witnesses also reported gunfire in the area following the explosion, according to media reports. Ambulances rushed to the scene to transport the wounded to a local hospital, Anadolu news agency reports. The blast apparently targeted Iki Nisan police station in the central Ipekyolu district in the city of Van. Witnesses also reported gunfire in the area following the explosion, according to media reports. 
Ambulances rushed to the scene to transport the wounded to a local hospital, Anadolu news agency reports.
Police have launched an investigation into the explosion, which happened next to police headquarters and left at least 20 wounded.Police have launched an investigation into the explosion, which happened next to police headquarters and left at least 20 wounded.
DETAILS TO FOLLOW Although no one has claimed responsibility for the attack yet, Turkish media pinned the blame on the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), which is known to have targeted police and military installations in the past in its ongoing confrontation with Ankara.