Another coup in Turkey. The explosion of a car bomb in Elazig – Virtual Poland

• A car bomb exploded in front of the police station in the town of Elazig
 

 • As a result of the attack 3 dead people and 146 injured
 

 • The coup also took place in Wan: 3 people were killed and 73 injured
 
 

At least six people were killed and nearly 220 were injured in two bomb attacks on police stations in the east of Turkey – have informed the local authorities. The attacks are blamed militants of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK).

The car bomb exploded in front of a police building in the town of Elazig in the province of the same name, killing at least three policemen and wounding 146 people – said the governor Murat Zorluoglu. At least 14 people are in serious condition.
 

According to the deputy mayor of Elazig, Mahmut Varol, an explosion occurred in the area belonging to the police station. Burned many cars parked nearby – he added.
 

A few hours earlier, a similar act of terrorism occurred in the eastern province of Van, near the Iranian border. Also there car bomb exploded in front of the police. The bombing killed three people – two civilians and an officer. Were injured at least 73 people – 53 civilians and 20 police officers.
 

The Associated Press reminds that last week the commander of the PKK, Cemil Bayik threatened intensification of attacks on police targets in Turkey.
 

Over the past 2.5 years in the area dosyo many attacks on Turkish police stations, which carried out the PKK – reported Reuters.
 

A few days ago also saw the explosion of a car bomb near the city of Diyarbakir in the south-eastern part of the country. The bombing killed six people and wounded 25 This ended. Responsibility for the attack in Ankara burdened rebels from the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK). Among the dead were policemen, a civilian and a child.
 

The attack occurred on the anniversary of the uprising of the PKK against Turkey. August 15, 1984 was carried out at the same time, attacks in the cities of Eruh and Şemdinli, whose objective was the Turkish security forces.
 

 After the collapse of the truce with the rebels of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in July last year in attacks and fighting in the south east of the country killed about 400 soldiers and police officers and several thousand fighters; according to the opposition were killed or between 500 and 1,000 civilians.
 

PKK calls for greater autonomy for the Kurds in Turkey. Since 1984, Turkey-PKK conflict cost the lives of more than 40 thousand. people, mostly rebels.