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2 auto bombs in eastern Turkey kill 6, wound at least 219
The U.S. State Department spokesman John Kirby condemned the attacks and assured that the White House will remain in close contact with Turkish authorities to ensure Turkey’s efforts towards consolidating democracy and the security of its citizens.
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“Evil hands” have intensified desperate efforts to create insecurity in the region, especially in Muslim countries, he said, urging governments and people in the region to be vigilant against such destructive and inhumane acts.
Authorities say the assaults were carried out by the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, which has launched a campaign of auto bombings targeting police stations or roadside bomb attacks against security force vehicles.
A Turkish official says a auto bomb attack on a police station in the eastern Turkey has killed a police officer and two civilians.
A auto bombing on Wednesday night occurred in the eastern province of Van, killing at least 73 people and injuring many others, including 20 police personnel.
No one immediately claimed responsibility, but Defence Minister Fikri Isik told the state-run Anadolu Agency that the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), deemed a terrorist organisation by Turkey, the United States and the European Union, was behind the attack.
Hours later, another auto bombing hit police headquarters in the eastern Turkish city of Elazig early Thursday, killing at least three police officers and wounding 146 other people, Governor Murat Zorluoglu said.
Four soldiers and a village guard were killed when a roadside bomb targeted a military convoy in the southeastern town of Bitlis on Thursday, according to local media.
He said the Turkish security forces have killed at least 182 Kurdish rebels in the weeks following the July 15 failed military coup, insisting that there has been no slackening in the fight against the PKK.
Rights groups say about 400 civilians have also been killed.
More than 40,000 people have been killed in violence since the PKK first took up arms in 1984.
“Our thoughts and prayers go out to the families and loved ones of those killed, and we wish a speedy recovery to those injured”, Ned Price, spokesperson for White House’s National Security Council said in a statement.
Kirby said the attacks are a reminder of the threat from terrorism Turks continue to face. Turkey and its allies consider the PKK a terrorist organization.
It was revealed that Vice President Joe Biden will continue his plans of visiting Ankara to reaffirm the U.S.’s commitment to supporting Turkey amid the turmoil.
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Turkey frequently imposes such bans following deadly bomb attacks.