Two Dead, Over 20 Wounded in Explosion in Turkey

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A car bomb struck the entrance of a Turkish police station Sunday in the southern city of Gaziantep, killing two police officers and wounding 22 other people in a day marred by violence and May Day protests. Four civilians were among those wounded in the explosion, according to Gov. Ali Yerlikaya of Gaziantep province. The blast shattered the windows of nearby buildings. The police station is close to offices for the governor and mayor. Gaziantep is also home to the offices of international aid organizations focused on the conflict in neighboring Syria. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack. A Turkish interior ministry official, who spoke on condition of anonymity in line with government practice, said investigations were ongoing. Speaking in Ankara, the Turkish capital, Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu expressed his condolences and wished a speedy recovery to those wounded in Gaziantep's "heinous terrorist attack." Turkey has suffered multiple bombings in recent months linked either to Kurdish militants or the Islamic State group. In the eastern provinces of Mardin, three Turkish soldiers were killed and 14 wounded in an attack by Kurdish militants, the military reported. Another was killed in clashes with PKK militants in the border province of Sirnak. Later on Sunday, a car bombing targeted a gendarme station in the southeastern town of Dicle, Diyarbakir Province, according to the interior ministry official. H...
Source: JEMS: Journal of Emergency Medical Services News - Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: News Mass Casualty Incidents WMD & Terrorism Source Type: news