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PKK Claims Responsibility for Terror Attack in Turkey's Diyarbakir

© REUTERS / Sertac Kayar/File PhotoA damaged building is seen after an explosion at a police compound in the southeastern city of Diyarbakir, Turkey, April 11, 2017
A damaged building is seen after an explosion at a police compound in the southeastern city of Diyarbakir, Turkey, April 11, 2017 - Sputnik International
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The Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), which is outlawed in Turkey as a terrorist organization, has claimed responsibility for Tuesday's explosion in the southeastern city of Diyarbakir, local media reported Wednesday.

A Kurdish man waves a flag of the Kurdistan Workers' Party, known as PKK, right, and a flag with a portrait of the jailed Turkish Kurdish guerrilla leader Abdullah Ocalan, left, during a demonstration demanding his release, in Beirut, Lebanon - Sputnik International
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) According to the Hurriyet newspaper, PKK published a corresponding statement saying that its militants had lined over 2.5 tonnes of explosives underneath the police headquarters in the district of Baglar.

Up to 10 people were killed in the blast.

Earlier in the day, Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu designated the explosion as a terrorist attack.

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