Turkey: Police officers wounded by bomb explosion, PKK blamed for the attack
Turkey: Police officers wounded by bomb explosion, PKK blamed for the attack
Two police officers were wounded when a bomb exploded near a police station in the southern Turkish province of Mersin, authorities and local media reported on Monday.
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The two suspected Kurdish militants were accused of opening fire at Turkish police [source: Getty]
Two police officers were wounded late on Monday when a bomb exploded near a residence that houses police in the southern province of Mersin.
Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said the was responsible for the attack, which occurred around 10:40 p.m. (1940 GMT), and that two women who carried out the attacks died during the explosions.
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The two attackers first shot at the police officer on duty and later detonated bombs that were attached to them, he said.
The attack took place in the Mezitli district of , state-owned Anadolu Agency said.
The PKK launched an insurgency against the Turkish state in 1984 and more than 40,000 people have been killed in the conflict.
is regarded as a terrorist group by Turkey, the United States and the European Union.
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