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      Turkish Police Officer Killed in Bomb Attack on Police Headquarters

   by VOA News

   A car bomb explosion outside police headquarters in the southeastern
   Turkish city of Gaziantep Sunday killed at least one police officer and
   wounded 13 other people, a local governor said.

   Turkish media quoted Gaziantep regional governor Ali Yerlikaya as
   saying nine of those wounded in Sunday's blast are police officers.

   Video footage shown on NTV -- a private media organization -- showed
   the chaotic aftermath of the explosions outside the police building as
   bystanders looked on at broken glass and debris, and ambulances raced
   to the scene.

   Gaziantep is the sixth-largest city in Turkey with a population of 1.5
   million and is located about 55 kilometers from Islamic
   State-controlled territory along the Syrian border.

   The city serves as a major hub for refugees fleeing the war in Syria.

   While there was no immediate indication as to who carried out the
   attack, jihadists have already carried out two similar attacks in
   Istanbul this year.
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