This latest attack comes only 18 days after a car bomb ripped through Kizilay Square in Turkey’s capital city Ankara, killing at least 37 and wounding more than 130. Kurdistan Freedom Hawks (TAK) claimed responsibility for the March 13 attack in an online statement, saying it was in revenge for the military’s work in the Kurdish-majority south-east. In the statement, TAK said its intentions were to kill security forces and not civilians—although warned further civilian casualties would be inevitable.
6 Police Officers Killed, 20 Civilians Wounded in Suicide Bombing in Diyarbakir, Turkey
Local media reported that the attack was carried on a bus carrying police special forces, near the city’s biggest bus station.
Security and forensic officers work at the site after an explosion caused by a bomb-laden car targeting police in the mainly Kurdish city of Diyarbakir, Turkey, Thursday, March 31, 2016, Turkish news agencies reported. AP Photo/Mahmut Bozarslan
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