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Explosion occurs at campaign rally of opposition in Turkey, injuries reported (UPDATE 2)

Türkiye Materials 5 June 2015 23:12 (UTC +04:00)
An explosion occurred in the Turkish Diyarbakir at a campaign rally of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP)
Explosion occurs at campaign rally of opposition in Turkey, injuries reported (UPDATE 2)

Details added (second version posted on 23:03)

Baku, Azerbaijan, June 5

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An explosion occurred in the Turkish Diyarbakir at a campaign rally of the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP), the Turkish Hurriyet newspaper said June 5.

The incident occurred as a result of the explosion of the transformer, according to preliminary information. Two people were killed and about 100 people were injured as the result of the explosion, and all of them were taken to hospital.

No victims have been reported yet.

The parliamentary election in Turkey will be held on June 7.

Some 20 parties will take part in the election, during which 53,765,231 people are going to cast their votes.

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