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| At least 10 killed, 250 wounded in string of blasts in eastern Turkey (PHOTOS, VIDEO) | At least 10 killed, 250 wounded in string of blasts in eastern Turkey (PHOTOS, VIDEO) |
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| A third explosion in the past 24 hours has rocked eastern Turkey, killing four security personnel and injuring seven in Bitlis province. It comes after two car bombings targeted police stations, leaving at least six people dead and as many as 219 injured. | A third explosion in the past 24 hours has rocked eastern Turkey, killing four security personnel and injuring seven in Bitlis province. It comes after two car bombings targeted police stations, leaving at least six people dead and as many as 219 injured. |
| First, village guard Müslüm Yaldız was killed, and a soldier wounded in clashes with PKK militants in the village of Nazar, Hurriyet Daily News reports. Then, a hand-made explosive went off on a road near the village of Gayda, when a military vehicle was passing by. Three soldiers were killed and six injured in that attack. | |
| Early Thursday, a car bombing hit police headquarters in the eastern Turkish city of Elazig, the administrative center of Elazig Province. | Early Thursday, a car bombing hit police headquarters in the eastern Turkish city of Elazig, the administrative center of Elazig Province. |
| At least three police officers were killed, according to local Governor Murat Zorluoglu. | At least three police officers were killed, according to local Governor Murat Zorluoglu. |
| Conflicting reports have emerged regarding the number of those injured, with Reuters putting the number at 170, citing the governor's office – contrary to the figure of 146, also provided by the governor earlier on Thursday. | Conflicting reports have emerged regarding the number of those injured, with Reuters putting the number at 170, citing the governor's office – contrary to the figure of 146, also provided by the governor earlier on Thursday. |
| Fourteen of those injured are in a critical condition, the governor added. | Fourteen of those injured are in a critical condition, the governor added. |
| A bomb-carrying car exploded in front of the police station building, creating a hole in it and severely damaging the facility, according to local media. | A bomb-carrying car exploded in front of the police station building, creating a hole in it and severely damaging the facility, according to local media. |
| Another car bombing attack on a police station in the eastern province of Van, near the Iranian border, killed a police officer and two civilians late Wednesday. | Another car bombing attack on a police station in the eastern province of Van, near the Iranian border, killed a police officer and two civilians late Wednesday. |
| At least 73 people, 53 of them civilians and another 20 police officers, were injured, an official told AP. | At least 73 people, 53 of them civilians and another 20 police officers, were injured, an official told AP. |
| Turkish authorities blamed the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) for both attacks. | Turkish authorities blamed the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) for both attacks. |