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At least 48 wounded in car bomb attack in Turkeyâ€™s Van - UPDATED-1

At least 48 wounded in car bomb attack in Turkeyâ€™s Van - <span style="color: red;">UPDATED-1

12 September 2016 12:14 (UTC +04:00)

Baku – APA. At least 48 people were wounded in Sept. 12 car bomb attack in the Turkish eastern province of Van, Hurriyet newspaper cited the Van Governor’s Office as saying.

The explosion was caused by the detonation of a parked bomb-laden vehicle at around 11 a.m. near the Van Governor’s Office and the provincial headquarters of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) in the central BeÅŸyol area, according to the governor’s office.

Among those injured were two police officers.

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13:35

Baku – APA. At least 27 people were wounded in the car bomb attack in the Turkish eastern province of Van on Sept. 12, in the first day of Islam’s holy Eid al-Adha (Feast of Sacrifice) holiday, the Turkish newspaper Hurriyet reported.

The head of the Van security general directorate stated that the explosion occurred at around 11 p.m. near the Van Governor’s Office and the provincial headquarters of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) in the BeÅŸyol region.

Among those injured were two police officers, according to initial reports. Two of the wounded were in a critical condition, according to the security general directorate.

Buildings near the scene were damaged and a fire broke out in the aftermath of the attack.

A number of firefighters and health personnel were immediately dispatched to the scene, as security forces closed roads linking to the scene of the attack to traffic.

AKP Van deputy Burhan Kayatürk told private broadcaster CNN Türk that the attack targeted the police check point in front of the party’s provincial headquarters.

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12:24

Baku – APA. An explosion hit the BeÅŸyol region of the Turkish eastern province of Van on the morning of Sept. 12, DoÄŸan News Agency has reported.

Ambulances have been dispatched to the scene of the blast, with private broadcaster CNN Türk reporting that there are a number of injures.

A DHA reporter at the site said the scene was close to the Van Governor’s Office and the provincial headquarters of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP).