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PKK Claims Responsibility for Terror Attack in Turkey's Diyarbakir

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The Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), which is outlawed in Turkey as a terrorist organization, has claimed responsibility for Tuesday's explosion in the... 12.04.2017, Sputnik International

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PKK Claims Responsibility for Terror Attack in Turkey's Diyarbakir

14:30 GMT 12.04.2017 (Updated: 14:39 GMT 12.04.2017)

A damaged building is seen after an explosion at a police compound in the southeastern city of Diyarbakir, Turkey, April 11, 2017 - Sputnik International

The Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), which is outlawed in Turkey as a terrorist organization, has claimed responsibility for Tuesday's explosion in the southeastern city of Diyarbakir, local media reported Wednesday.

A Kurdish man waves a flag of the Kurdistan Workers' Party, known as PKK, right, and a flag with a portrait of the jailed Turkish Kurdish guerrilla leader Abdullah Ocalan, left, during a demonstration demanding his release, in Beirut, Lebanon - Sputnik International

Turkish Forces Kill Seven PKK Fighters in Southeastern Province of Mardin

10 April 2017, 18:41 GMT

MOSCOW (Sputnik) – According to the Hurriyet newspaper, PKK published a corresponding statement saying that its militants had lined over 2.5 tonnes of explosives underneath the police headquarters in the district of Baglar.

Up to 10 people were killed in the blast.

Earlier in the day, Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu designated the explosion as a terrorist attack.

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