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| Turkey PKK conflict: Eight police killed in Cizre bomb | |
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| A large car bomb has hit a riot police headquarters in Cizre, south-east Turkey, killing eight policemen and injuring more than 45. | |
| The huge explosion at 07:00 (04:00 GMT) targeted a checkpoint, and left the nearby HQ in ruins. | |
| It is unclear who carried out the attack, but Turkish media blamed the banned Kurdistan Workers Party, PKK. | It is unclear who carried out the attack, but Turkish media blamed the banned Kurdistan Workers Party, PKK. |
| Cizre has been the subject of several curfews in the past few months by Turkish authorities fighting the PKK. | Cizre has been the subject of several curfews in the past few months by Turkish authorities fighting the PKK. |
| The UN and human rights organisations have demanded an investigation into allegations that more than 100 people were burned to death while sheltering in basements in Cizre - a poor town close to the Syrian border. | |
| The Turkish government has rejected allegations that it targeted civilians. | |
| A string of PKK attacks have targeted Turkish security forces since a two-year ceasefire collapsed in July 2015. | A string of PKK attacks have targeted Turkish security forces since a two-year ceasefire collapsed in July 2015. |
| Since then, military operations in the south-east and retaliatory attacks by the PKK have left hundreds of people dead. | |
| Turkey's PKK conflict shows no sign of abating, says the BBC's Mark Lowen, and the government has ruled out any negotiations until the group completely disarms. | |
| The latest violence comes as the army reels from a huge purge following a coup attempt in July. | The latest violence comes as the army reels from a huge purge following a coup attempt in July. |
| As well as fighting the PKK, Turkey is battling so-called Islamic State, whose militants have carried out a series of bloody attacks over the past year. | As well as fighting the PKK, Turkey is battling so-called Islamic State, whose militants have carried out a series of bloody attacks over the past year. |
| The PKK, which is banned in Turkey, launched its insurgency in 1984, alleging widespread abuse and discrimination against Kurds by Turkish authorities. | The PKK, which is banned in Turkey, launched its insurgency in 1984, alleging widespread abuse and discrimination against Kurds by Turkish authorities. |