Car bomb in eastern Turkey kills one civilian, wounds two soldiers - security sources


  • World
  • Friday, 24 Jun 2016

ANKARA (Reuters) - A car bomb killed one civilian and wounded at least two soldiers when it exploded near a gendarmerie station in southeastern Turkish province of Mardin on Thursday, security sources said.

The explosion took place outside the gendarmerie outpost near the Omerli district of Mardin province and was carried out by Kurdish militant group PKK, sources said. The car bomb was detonated through remote control and killed a truck driver who was passing by.

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