One child was killed and 15 other people were injured in a car bomb attack in the southeastern province of Sanliurfa, the governor said Friday, Anadolu reported.
Sanliurfa Governor Gungor Azim Tuna said that a three-year-old boy was killed in the explosion, which hit near the green area of a housing complex for judges and prosecutors in the province’s Viransehir district.
The blast occurred at 8.45 p.m. local time (1745GMT).
Tuna said that during the evening a young person of about 18-20 years old parked the bomb-laden car near the housing complex.
“The terrorist attack was carried out by detonating the bomb-laden car via remote control. The housing complex was severely damaged,” Tuna added.
The child who died in the blast was the son of a court clerk, he said.
Tuna said that the injured were not in critical condition and were sent to local hospitals.
Tuna also briefed President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the attack, and Erdogan expressed condolences for the victims, and especially for the boy who was killed in the attack, as well as a quick recovery for the injured.
Justice Minister Bekir Bozdag strongly condemned the attack.
“This terrorist attack was carried out against not only the judiciary but also our law, our justice, our nation, and our unity. No terrorist organization or terrorist attack will deter Turkey’s fight against terror,” Bozdag posted on Twitter.
Bozdag said that Turkey’s fight against terrorism would continue.
Over the last year Turkey has suffered a number of attacks from terrorist groups such as Daesh and the PKK. Last July the country also underwent a failed coup, blamed on the Fetullah Terrorist Organization, which martyred 248 people and injured more than 2,200.