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Major Explosion Shakes Turkey's Diyarbakir

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A major explosion shook the center of Turkey's Diyarbakir on Tuesday, killing three and injuring at least 22 people, local broadcaster NTV reported. 10.05.2016, Sputnik International

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Major Explosion Shakes Turkey's Diyarbakir

14:02 GMT 10.05.2016 (Updated: 15:07 GMT 10.05.2016)

© REUTERS / Ihlas News AgencyPlainclothes police officers and security officers gather at the scene following a car bomb attack on a police vehicle in the Kurdish-dominated southeastern city of Diyarbakir, Turkey May 10, 2016

Plainclothes police officers and security officers gather at the scene following a car bomb attack on a police vehicle in the Kurdish-dominated southeastern city of Diyarbakir, Turkey May 10, 2016 - Sputnik International

A major explosion shook the center of Turkey's Diyarbakir on Tuesday, killing three and injuring at least 22 people, local broadcaster NTV reported.

ANKARA (Sputnik) — The explosion was reportedly the result of a car bomb attack targeting a group of police officers.

#Breaking large explosion reported in Diyarbakir in southern #Turkey pic.twitter.com/UCW8fyG65E
— Michael Horowitz (@michaelh992) 10 May 2016

Violence in Turkey escalated in mid-2015, when the Turkish government launched a military campaign against the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), which is considered to be a terrorist organization by Ankara, in the country's southeast. The situation aggravated further in December, when the Turkish authorities declared a curfew in a number of southeastern regions.