Turkey: Kurdish rebels claim attack at police station
ANKARA, Turkey — Kurdish rebels on Wednesday claimed an attack at a police station in the mainly Kurdish city of Diyarbakir which authorities said was carried out with a ton of explosives planted inside a tunnel.
The blast occurred Tuesday at a workshop inside the police complex as an armoured vehicle was being repaired. A police officer and two civilian employees were killed.
The Firat News agency, which is close to the rebels, said the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, claimed responsibility for the attack, which came as Turkey is heading toward a referendum on Sunday on whether to boost the president’s powers.
At least five people were detained in connection with the attack, according to the Diyarbakir governor’s office.