Strong explosion occurs on way to Turkish airport, 6 killed

  01 August 2016    Read: 1500
Strong explosion occurs on way to Turkish airport, 6 killed
A homemade mine set by terrorists on the way to the airport in Turkey caused the explosion, the Milliyet newspaper reported.
The explosion occurred at around 17:45 (UTC/GMT + 3 hours) when a bus carrying police officers was running along the road. Police officers injured as a result of the explosion were taken to the hospital.

Six police officers were killed, while three were injured as a result of the incident, according to the newspaper. The health condition of two of them is serious.

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A strong explosion has occurred on the way to the airport in Turkey’s Bingol province, the Anadolu Agency reported Aug.1.

The cause of the explosion is yet to be determined. It is assumed that there was committed an attack on a patrol police car.

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