KABUL: (MEP) The multi-storey building of the police headquarters in the Turkish province of Diyarbakir has reportedly destroyed by a powerful explosion killing at least five people.
The attack comes only a day after a large explosion killed ten people in Istanbul.
The incident took place Thursday morning after an explosive-laden car hit the headquarters in Cinar district and has left at least five people killed and 36 others wounded, many of which were trapped under the rubble of damaged buildings, the Turkish Daily Sabah reported, adding that the building was then attacked with “rocket launchers and long barreled weapons.”
Another sources suggest that 8 terrorists had been killed in clashes with police following the bombing.
Earlier, reports cited by self-described Kurdish activist Gilgo on Twitter said that PKK also launched attacks in the towns of Bismil, Cizre, Mardin, Silopi, Sirnak, and Van. There were no details or confirmation immediately available.
Backup police units and soldiers have been deployed to the blast site along with ambulances and paramedics. The injured were taken to a nearby hospital.
The PPK Kurdistan Workers’ Party from have been engaged in numerous fighting with the government army since 1980 onwards for autonomy in the Kurdish region of Turkey, in which tens of thousands have been killed in the conflict.
