Three Killed, 30 Injured in 'PKK-Organized' Car Bomb Attack - Turkish PM

Three people were killed in Wednesday's car bomb attack in the town of Midyat in southeastern Turkey, Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said.

ANKARA (Sputnik) — A car bomb exploded near a police station in the Turkish province of Mardin on Wednesday. An explosion occurred in the town of Midyat located near the Syrian border.

Car bomb hits Turkish police headquarters in #Midyat town of #Mardin. Many casualties. pic.twitter.com/7AaWcqUF6c

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"Today's terrorist attack in Midyat claimed the lives of one police officer and two civilians. Thirty people sustained injuries, five of them are in serious condition. A PKK killer is behind this, which is of no surprise to us. We will continue to fight terrorists until we eliminate terrorism in our country," Yildirim told reporters.

A day earlier a terrorist attack in Istanbul killed at least 11 people, including 7 police officers.

Tensions between Ankara and the Kurds escalated in July 2015 when a ceasefire between Turkey and the PKK collapsed because of a series of terror attacks allegedly committed by PKK members.