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| Bus blast in Turkey kills 13, wounds 48 – military | |
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| A bus carrying off-duty soldiers has been hit by an explosion outside a university in the Turkish city of Kayseri, leaving 13 people dead and 48 wounded, the Turkish military said in a statement cited by Reuters. | |
| Turkey’s deputy prime minister, Veysi Kaynak, said that it is highly likely that the incident is a terror attack reminiscent of the explosion at Besiktas stadium, adding that it appears to have been caused by a car bomb. A witness cited by Haberturk claimed that a car near the bus exploded. | Turkey’s deputy prime minister, Veysi Kaynak, said that it is highly likely that the incident is a terror attack reminiscent of the explosion at Besiktas stadium, adding that it appears to have been caused by a car bomb. A witness cited by Haberturk claimed that a car near the bus exploded. |
| A video tweeted from the scene shows several bodies lying on the ground beside the wrecked bus. (WARNING: DISTURBING IMAGES) | A video tweeted from the scene shows several bodies lying on the ground beside the wrecked bus. (WARNING: DISTURBING IMAGES) |
| Speaking to reporters live on Turkish TV, Kaynak said that the attack had targeted a bus carrying off-duty soldiers. | |
| Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu has gone to the blast site in Kayseri, Hurriyet reports. | Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu has gone to the blast site in Kayseri, Hurriyet reports. |
| The Prime Minister’s office has been informed of the blast, and Turkey’s Radio and Television Supreme Council has issued a provisional publication ban on the explosion in Kayseri, NTV reports. | The Prime Minister’s office has been informed of the blast, and Turkey’s Radio and Television Supreme Council has issued a provisional publication ban on the explosion in Kayseri, NTV reports. |
| Saturday’s explosion comes only a week after a twin bombing outside an Istanbul soccer stadium killed over 40 people and wounded more than 100. That attack was claimed by Kurdish militants. | Saturday’s explosion comes only a week after a twin bombing outside an Istanbul soccer stadium killed over 40 people and wounded more than 100. That attack was claimed by Kurdish militants. |
| READ MORE: Twin Istanbul blasts kill 38, injure 155 near Besiktas stadium (VIDEOS, PHOTOS) | READ MORE: Twin Istanbul blasts kill 38, injure 155 near Besiktas stadium (VIDEOS, PHOTOS) |