Car Bomb Kills 3 in Turkey; Kurds Blamed
A car bomb killed three people and injured 24 Friday in eastern Turkey, sparking fears of renewed separatist fighting in the country’s mainly Kurdish area.
The apparent target of the attack, Hikmet Tan, the governor of the city of Van, escaped injury when the remote-controlled bomb exploded in a shopping area. He accused autonomy-seeking Kurdish rebels, who last month ended a unilateral cease-fire, of carrying out the attack.
The rebels, however, denied any involvement. Militant leftists and Islamic groups also are active in Turkey.
The casualties were all bystanders, including a 12-year-old peddling bubble gum, Tan said.
He said a suspect was detained, and police said they found another bomb in the area and defused it.
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