Five killed in PKK car bomb attack in Turkey's southeast

MARDİN

Two police officers and three civilians were killed and around 30 were wounded in a large car bomb attack that hit the police headquarters of the Midyat district in the southeastern province of Mardin on the morning of June 8.

Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım has stated that the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) was behind the attack. 
“This has not surprized us. Their circle is slowly tightening. The fight against terrorism is tough and requires determination. There are killers in the guise of humans in front of us and behind us,” Yıldırım told reporters in Istanbul.
A number of ambulances and security reinforcements were sent to the scene after the attack, which took place at around 11 a.m.



The bomb-laden car, which arrived in Midyat from the southeastern province of Batman carrying 500 kilograms of explosives, sought to enter the headquarters, but was stopped by the police. 

The car exploded when police opened fire to stop it, reported Doğan News Agency.
 


A fire erupted after the explosion and surrounding buildings were also damaged in the blast.

The Health Ministry called on doctors in the province to perform their duties.

It was the second large-scale car bomb attack in two days in Turkey, as seven police and four civilians were killed in central Istanbul on June 7.