Tuesday 25 September 2012

Turkey

Turkey: Deadly blast 'kills seven' in Tunceli A powerful explosion has rocked the eastern Turkish city of Tunceli, say reports. The blast targeted a military vehicle, security sources told Reuters news agency. Turkish media are reporting that seven people have been killed.

The city is near the country's Kurdish area and suspicion will automatically fall upon Kurdish rebel group the PKK, says the BBC's Istanbul correspondent James Reynolds. Fighting between Turkish troops and the PKK has escalated in recent months.

Turkish TV stations showed shaky footage of workers trying to put out fires in two burnt-out vehicles. Reports said the vehicles were blown up by remote detonation.

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