ANKARA (Sputnik) – The blast occurred at approximately 18:30 GMT in the majority Kurdish city of Nusaybin, on the Syrian border to the south, according to CNN Turk.
A car bomb has exploded in nusaybin town of #Mardin. Casualties. pic.twitter.com/uhfb9gJ3y8
— tahtakuslar (@tahtakuslar) November 1, 2015
The explosion of a vehicle parked in a residential neighborhood smashed the windows nearby buildings and reportedly set off a fire at a nearby shopping center.
#Nusaybin'deki patlama'da çok sayıda yarali var. pic.twitter.com/m8GL8FDvnj
— Welat News (@welat_news) November 1, 2015
The injured were taken to hospitals, while fire brigades continue battling the flames. Police are conducting an investigation into the blast.
PHOTOS: Scene of the explosion in #Nusaybin #Turkey — @140journos pic.twitter.com/LgrF0PmUeq
— Conflict News (@Conflicts) November 1, 2015