Aftermath of Turkish car bomb blast, in town of Cizre
A large car bomb has hit a riot police headquarters in Cizre, south-east Turkey, killing eight policemen and injuring 70.
The huge explosion at 07:00 (04:00 GMT) targeted a checkpoint, and left the nearby HQ in ruins.
It is unclear who carried out the attack, but Turkish media blamed the banned Kurdistan Workers Party, PKK.
26 Aug 2016
- From the section Europe