Diyarbakir explosion: 'Four people dead and 14 injured' in blast near bus station in southern Turkey city

The state-run Anadolu news agency reported that four people were killed and 14 wounded

Thursday 31 March 2016 15:32

Ambulances arrive at scene of Diyarbakir explosion

A large explosion has gone off near a bus station in the southern Turkish city of Diyarbakir, with ambulances on the scene and reports of "many casualties" in Turkish media.

According to the state-run Anadolu news agency four people were killed and 14 wounded. Security sources said the car bomb was targeting a bus transporting police special forces.

The private Dogan news agency reported the same toll and attributed the cause of the explosion to a car bomb. The agency blamed "terrorists" for the incident, using the government designation for Kurdish rebels.

Diyarbakir is the largest city in Turkey's mainly Kurdish southeast and has been hit by waves of violence in fighting between the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) and the government.

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Men hold Turkish flags over the coffin of a car bombing victim during a commemoration ceremony in a mosque in Ankara

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Relatives of Feyza Acisu one of the victims who was killed in an explosion cries during the funeral in Ankara

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Relatives of Murat Gul one of the victims who was killed in an explosion pray near the coffin covered with Turkish flags during the funeral in Ankara

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Dogan Asik, 28, who was blown away from inside a bus by a powerful explosion speaks at the explosion site in the busy center of Ankara

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At least 27 people were killed and 75 wounded in an explosion in the Turkish capital Ankara in what appeared to have been a car bomb attack according to Ankara governor Mehmet Kiliclar

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Medics carry an injured person at the explosion site in the busy center of Turkish capital, Ankara

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The bomb exploded close to bus stops near a park at Ankara's main square, Kizilay. The news channel said the explosion occurred as a car slammed into a bus, suggesting that the blast may have been caused by a car bomb

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Turkey's security forces are engaged in an operation against Kurdish rebels from the PKK in the region. Security sources told AFP news agency the bomb exploded as a police armoured vehicle drove past.

The attack came as Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu was due on Friday to make a rare visit to Diyarbakir.

Additional reporting by wires

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