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| Turkey: Roadside blast kills nine soldiers in southeast |
| 2009-04-30 |
| [ADN Kronos] Nine soldiers were killed on Wednesday after their vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb in Turkey's southeast, Turkish daily Hurriyet said. The soldiers were travelling in an armed personnel carrier and were reportedly securing an area before a military convoy was due to pass through the area. "The personnel carrier has around 4 to 4.5 centimetres of armour underneath. These explosives must have been strong to cause such damage," said army chief Ilker Basbug, adding that a probe was launched into the incident. "According to our initial assessment, it is likely to be a home-made explosive. Most probably, it was remote-controlled or detonated by cable." The blast took place on the road linking the Kurdish cities of Diyarbakir and Bingol. Although no-one has yet claimed responsibility for the attack, it may have been linked to the militant separatist organisation, Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK). |
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