Baku, Azerbaijan, June 8
By Rufiz Hafizoglu - Trend:
Latest on the bomb attack in Turkey's Mardin province:
13:48 (UTC+04:00) Two people were killed and 20 wounded in the explosion, according to the preliminary information, reports the TRT Haber news channel.
A nearby building was also damaged.
The wounded have been taken to the nearest hospitals.
Turkish authorities have not yet commented on the incident.
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13:34 (UTC+04:00) A car bomb exploded at a police station in the Turkish south-eastern province of Mardin, the Sabah newspaper reported June 8.
Reportedly, there are casualties, but their number has not been specified. Fire fighters and ambulance cars have arrived at the scene.
According to the preliminary reports, the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) terrorist group carried out the attack.
A large-scale operation against the PKK began in the province following the incident.
The incident in Mardin comes in the wake of a major blast in Istanbul. A police car was blown up in Istanbul June 7, as a result of which 12 people were killed and 35 were injured.
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