Governor: four killed, 68 wounded in blast in Turkey

Source: Xinhua | 01-04-2008 08:05

DIYARBAKIR, Turkey, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) -- Diyabakir Governor Huseyin Avni Mutlu said on Thursday that four people were killed and 68 others wounded, including four in serious conditions in a blast in Diyarbakir city of southeastern Turkey.

Turkish policemen inspect the area of an explosion in Diyarbakir, Turkey, Jan. 3, 2008.(Xinhua/AFP Photo)

However, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said earlier that four people were killed and 52 others wounded, including six in serious conditions in the blast in Diyarbakir.

Erdogan said that Turkey's fight against terrorism will continue with determination both on national and international dimensions.

He noted that terrorism showed its bloody face again in Diyarbakir, killing four citizens and wounding 52 others.

According to Turkish police sources, the explosion was a result of a bomb attack targeting a military personnel bus in southeastern province of Diyarbakir.

The attack was staged by a car bomb when the bus was passing near Dedeman Hotel at Mimar Sinan Street in Diyarbakir's Yenisehir district, the police added.

Turkey's official Anatolia News Agency reported that several other vehicles burst into flames as the aftermath of the explosion which also shattered glasses of the nearby shops and houses.

The injured were rushed to Diyarbakir Dicle University Medical Faculty Hospital, Military Hospital and State Hospital for treatment, said the report.

Turkish police cordoned off the scene for fear of a second bomb attack, according to Anatolia.