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Several hurt in Turkey car blast | Several hurt in Turkey car blast |
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A car bomb has exploded in the Kurdish-dominated city of Diyarbakir in south-eastern Turkey, injuring some 20 people including soldiers, reports say. | |
It targeted a military vehicle as it passed through the centre, reports say. | |
Turkish TV showed several vehicles engulfed in flames as emergency vehicles rushed to the scene. | |
Police said they suspected Kurdish militants of carrying out the attack. Diyarbakir is the biggest city in the mainly Kurdish south-east. | |
Turkish troops who are fighting PKK Kurdish rebels both inside Turkey and in nearby northern Iraq are based in the area. | |
Last week, Turkish warplanes launched strikes on Kurdish rebel targets in northern Iraq. |